Polish MEP from Elam, ’s Euro group meets Tatar
Fact: Polish member of the European Parliament Tomasz Poreba met with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar at Tatar’s official residence in northern Nicosia.
Turkish Cypriot leader
Holguin has , ‘constructive’ meeting with Christodoulides
Fact: The personal envoy of the UN secretary-general, Maria Angela Holguin, described her meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides as “constructive.”
President to meet UN envoy for Cyprus talks restart
Fact: Holguin will arrive on Tuesday evening in Cyprus, where she will stay until May 14.
North population estimate reaches 825,000
The population in the north could be as high as 825,000, according to calculations based on domestic waste production by the ‘mayor’ of Kyrenia, Murat Senkul.
UNSG personal envoy on third visit to Cyprus
Maria Angela Holguin, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, will arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday evening and stay until May 14. This will be her third mission to the island as she seeks common ground between parties in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem.
TRT Cyprus journalist arrested in fake diploma scandal
Sefa Karahasan, the Turkish public broadcaster TRT’s Cyprus correspondent, was arrested in relation to the ongoing “fake diploma scandal”.
Holguin to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday
United Nations Envoy Maria Angela Holguin is set to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday and begin her latest round of meetings. The EU has expressed full support for her efforts and those of the UN to find a lasting solution to the Cyprus problem. Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has withdrawn consent for a compromise on a federal basis and is working on a roadmap with the OIC to end isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriot people.
Tatar meets Gambian president (Update)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with Gambian President Adama Barrow. Tatar asked for Barrow’s support regarding the Cyprus problem and the embargoes placed on Turkish Cypriots. Barrow expressed awareness of the Turkish Cypriot people’s struggle and willingness to work together. Tatar is in the Gambia for the OIC’s 15th Islamic summit. He also met with Banjul mayor Rohey Malick Lowe, known for empowering women in politics.
Crossing point congestion , ‘the Greek Cypriots’ fault’
– Congestion at crossing points between Cyprus’ two sides is the fault of the Greek Cypriot side.
– The Turkish Cypriot side has widened the road at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point to facilitate quicker crossings.
– The Turkish Cypriot side suggested opening a new crossing point for commercial vehicles only in Mia Milia to reduce congestion at Ayios Dhometios.
– The proposal for a new crossing point in Mia Milia met a stumbling block when the Greek Cypriot side suggested a crossing point be opened in Kokkina.
– The north’s transport minister indicated that opening new crossing points would require 1,500 new police recruits to cover the gaps in personnel.
Holguin in Cyprus on May 7
The fact described in the text is that the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy to Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín, will be on her third official visit to Cyprus between May 7 to 14.