Antalya:President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides held a significant telephone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday afternoon as part of his journey to the COP31 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. The conversation occurred en route via Rhodes, where President Christodoulides is set to participate in the Leaders' Summit of the 31st United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

According to Cyprus News Agency, the phone call was initiated at the request of Secretary-General Guterres following his meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and Maria Angela Holguin, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Cyprus. The discussion focused on Monday's meeting outcomes, which the UN chief considered substantial, as well as a meeting between Guterres and Turkish President Erdogan, evaluating the results of discussions at the UN protected area of Nicosia airport.

Furthermore, President Christodoulides and Guterres addressed the prospects of a trilateral meeting involving the Cyprus leaders and the UN chief, with ongoing plans potentially placing the meeting in Europe before the end of November. Upon arriving in Antalya on Tuesday evening, President Christodoulides is scheduled to make a formal intervention at the COP31 Summit and engage in bilateral discussions, including a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.