Nicosia: The joint meeting between UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides, and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman concluded at around 11:15 am (local time) in the United Nations Protected Area at Nicosia airport. Erhurman was the first to leave the venue, followed later by President Christodoulides.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the UN Secretary-General is expected to hold a press conference on the outcome of the meeting, including whether any agreement was reached. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, ended inconclusively.
After informal meetings in 2025, followed by a hiatus of several months, deliberations are underway for a new meeting in a broader format to be held, as the term of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears its end. Mara Angela Holgun, Guterres' Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties. Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto acts as the European Commission's Special Representative for Cyprus, succeeding EU special envoy Johannes Hahn.