Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman reached an agreement to open two new crossing points, at Louroujina–Lympia and Kambos–Karavostasi, in the presence of the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín.
The trilateral meeting took place as part of ongoing efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue. According to the Cypriot president, the agreement has paved the way for a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, expected to take place in the coming weeks.
According to the statement, the two leaders also agreed to share archival material through the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.
The meeting was held at the residence of the Head of the United Nations Mission in the UN-protected area and lasted more than three hours. Afterwards, UN spokesperson Aleem Siddique said the two leaders had continued discussions on confidence-building measures, methodology and substantive issues.
The agreement came at a critical time, as María Ángela Holguín had warned that she would withdraw if the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
According to the statement, the leaders also agreed to share archival material through the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and advance environmental projects through the Technical Committee on the Environment. The “Imagine” programme will resume under the auspices of the Technical Committee on Education.
Source: Kathimerini Cyprus
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