Message to Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriot that ‘the leaders in Cyprus They have to make decisions to proceed with the peace process, ”the UN Special Envoy sent Maria Achela Olgin, Following her meeting with the Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia. As she said, her mission to Cyprus aims to prepare a joint meeting in September with the participation of Antonio Guterres of both leaders, so that the Secretary General has a complete picture of the climate and data on the island.
According to Cypriot government spokesman Constantine Letibiotis, The United Nations intends to hold a joint meeting on Saturday, September 27, a proposal on which the Greek Cypriot side responded positively. The meeting is expected to take place in New York, on the sidelines of the General Assembly, with the aim of restarting negotiations on the basis of the agreed framework for a bi -zonal bi -communal federation with political equality, as defined in the Security Council resolutions.
Mr. Olgin will continue her contacts in Cyprus in the following days. On Monday he will meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and Tuesday with the Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelao Menelau. Its program also includes meetings with the Youth Bi -Communal Technical Committee, contacts with the Chambers of Commerce and Industrial Chambers and visits to cemeteries restored in the context of confidence building measures. The envoy wants, he said, “to form a comprehensive picture” before informing the Secretary -General in view of the tripartite meeting.
MOE and crossing points
With regard to confidence building measures, the Cypriot government spokesman K. Lettibiotis He noted that progress has been recorded in some fields, but not to the extent that Nicosia would like. Particular reference was made to the transit points, a matter discussed extensively in recent multilateral meetings with the agreement of all parties, but without the expected development. The government emphasizes that the MOEs can improve everyday life and cultivate confidence, but do not replace the strategic objective of re -establishing substantial talks from the point where they were interrupted.
Message to Ankara
Called to comment on statements by the Turkish Foreign Minister about the Eastern Mediterranean, Mr Letibiotis spoke of an “oxymoron stance”, noting that Turkey could not invoke respect for international law while violating it in practice. He stressed that the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus, a Member State of the EU, are guaranteed and non -negotiable and that Ankara must prove that it respects the principles of international law.
OR Nicosia It reaffirms its will to support the efforts of the Secretary -General to return to the table with a clear roadmap. The ball is, as Ms. Olgin, on the stadium of the two leaders who are called upon to make political decisions. All eyes are now turning to New York and September 27, where it will be judged if there is ground for substantial progress.
Manolis Kalatzis – Nicosia