United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres will host talks next week in Geneva to discuss the future of Cyprus, with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, and representatives from Greece, Turkey and Britain, a UN spokesperson said on Friday.
“The informal meeting… will provide an opportunity for a meaningful discussion on the way forward on the Cyprus issue,” UN spokesperson Michele Zaccheo told a Geneva press briefing.
The talks are seen as a way to try to break a deadlock in peace negotiations that stalled in 2017.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has been invited to attend alongside Ersin Tatar, the leader of a breakaway Turkish Cypriot entity in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, which is recognized only by Ankara.
The top diplomat of the breakaway entity, Tahsin Ertugruloglu, last week downplayed the likelihood of progress. [Combined reports]