The PtD-Guterres meeting has ended – “We are ready at any time”

The President of the Republic, Mr. Nikos Christodoulidis, met at this time with the Secretary-Basic of the UN, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on the Workplace of the Secretary-Basic, within the constructing of the UN Secretariat, in New York.

After the assembly, which came about at 3.40pm (New York time), the President of the Republic stated that “we had a really constructive dialogue, a dialogue that began with the Secretary's thanks for the function of the Republic of Cyprus in offering humanitarian assist to Gauze. An initiative which has helped to a major extent to deal with the challenges within the area, an initiative which is in drive.

From then on, we mentioned the prospects for the resumption of talks, I thanked the Secretary Basic, who’s politically dedicated, not solely to the resumption of talks, but additionally to the decision of the Cyprus challenge, primarily based on the agreed framework.

Now we have referred to all that our facet has carried out in the course of the 18 months that we’ve got been within the authorities of the nation, by way of particular actions and never wishful pondering, with which we’ve got demonstrated our political will, our readiness to restart the talks, making use of the negotiation acquired and I’m on the disposal of the Secretary Basic at any time, anyplace, to satisfy with each the Turkish Cypriot chief and the Turkish delegation.

The Basic Secretary has undertaken an effort on this course for a while which I hope will bear fruit.

I repeat, from our facet we’re prepared at any time.”

Requested if there’s any risk of one thing occurring in October, the President of the Republic stated “at any time and anyplace, that was the message to the Secretary-Basic. Let the Secretary Basic do his job, I perceive, as he knowledgeable us, that there might be a gathering with Mr. Erdogan tomorrow as a part of the conferences that he has and let's hope that there might be some constructive leads to relation to the belief of this assembly, a gathering that he may have, a gathering that can proceed naturally, and he’ll make bulletins himself”.

Requested concerning the different contacts he may have in New York, equivalent to with the Deputy Nationwide Safety Advisor of the USA, the President of the Republic stated that “actually this assembly additionally issues the Cyprus challenge, however the emphasis is extra on our bilateral relations with the USA , in addition to the curiosity proven by the USA to take part extra successfully within the electrical interconnection between Cyprus and Greece. So, tomorrow's assembly is extra about our bilateral points. We count on originally of 2025 that there might be some constructive bulletins in relation to our bilateral relations that can exhibit the strategic selection of strengthening our relationships, however on the similar time on the problem {of electrical} interconnection. A subject which, as you understand, may even concern tomorrow's tripartite assembly that we’ll have with the Greek Prime Minister and the President of France”.

The assembly with the UN Secretary-Basic was additionally attended, from the Cypriot facet, by the Minister of International Affairs Mr. Konstantinos Kombos, Authorities Consultant Mr. Konstantinos Letympiotis, the Deputy Minister of European Affairs Ms. Marilena Rauna, the Everlasting Consultant of the Republic to the UN Ms. Maria Michael, the Negotiator of the Greek Cypriot facet Mr. Menelaos Menelaou, the Director of the Diplomatic Workplace of the President Mr. Doros Venezis and officers.

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