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President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary General\u2019s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin on Saturday, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.<\/p>\nPresident Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary General\u2019s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin on Saturday, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The meeting follows one that took place between the two of them on Monday as part of the second round of contacts she is holding on the island towards finding common ground to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem.Asked if there are any \u201cpositive signs\u201d from her meetings so far, she said both sides are willing \u201cto explore\u201d, and that this is \u201ca good thing\u201d<\/strong>.On Tuesday Holguin met party leaders of Diko and Akel, Nicholas Papadopoulos and Stefanos Stefanou.\u201cWe had the opportunity to answer her questions and convey Diko\u2019s consistent and longstanding positions that the only basis for the solution of the Cyprus issue is the agreed framework,\u201d Papadopoulos said.He added that the framework is based on UN resolutions and high-level agreements, and on a bizonal bicommunal federation, all of which \u201chave defined both the content and the form of the process that must be followed to resume negotiations.\u201cAny deviation from the UN resolutions constitutes a violation, and our side cannot accept a change in the basis of the negotiations,\u201d Papadopoulos said.\u201cWe are very concerned about this, as we see that the Turkish side is far from seeking to restart negotiations<\/strong>.\u201dHe added that what the Turkish side seeks is to lead things to a final deadlock and thus achieve either a change in the basis of the talks to a two-state solution or \u201cto resume efforts for the recognition of the pseudo state or the annexation of the occupied areas to Turkey\u201d.We believe in a more active involvement of the EU and we believe that it can offer incentives or sanctions related to Turkey\u2019s European course to persuade Ankara to return to the negotiating table, Papadopoulos added.Stefanou also reiterated that both sides \u201cmust adhere to the agreed basis for a solution, which is a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality as described by the UN.\u201cThis is necessary since Turkey and the Turkish side are trying to abolish this agreed basis and move towards a two-state solution. This notion is unacceptable<\/strong>,\u201d he said.He also stressed to Holguin the need to resume negotiations from where they were suspended in 2017.\u201cThere has been a lot of work done over decades. And within the Guterres framework, there is a lot of work that needs to be utilised,\u201d he said.Stefanou also underlined the need to shape a positive agenda towards Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots, creating incentives to persuade them to return to the negotiating table.\u201cThese incentives certainly do not violate our red lines, nor do they create disincentives towards Turkey,\u201d he said, adding that in December 2020 Akel submitted a comprehensive proposal on how to create a positive agenda, focusing on energy issues.Follow the President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary General\u2019s personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Holguin, on Saturday. This meeting is a part of the second round of contacts aimed at finding common ground to restart negotiations on the Cyprus problem. Both sides have shown willingness to explore solutions, which is seen as a positive sign. During her visit, Holguin met with party leaders Nicholas Papadopoulos of Diko and Stefanos Stefanou of Akel. Papadopoulos emphasized that the solution to the Cyprus issue must be based on UN resolutions, high-level agreements, and a bizonal bicommunal federation. He expressed concerns about the Turkish side’s reluctance to restart negotiations, fearing a push towards a two-state solution or recognition of the pseudo state. Stefanou highlighted the need to adhere to the agreed basis for a solution and the importance of resuming negotiations from where they were suspended in 2017. He also mentioned the need for a positive agenda towards Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots, including incentives related to energy issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[671,1031,3,1539,413,1212,358,379,250,415,1346,1284,193,680,503,331,1026,177,649,414,681,1345,170],"class_list":["post-3897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-akel","tag-christodoulides","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-issue","tag-cyprus-problem","tag-diko","tag-energy","tag-eu","tag-google","tag-government","tag-meeting","tag-nicholas-papadopoulos","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-personal-envoy","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-sanctions","tag-talks","tag-turkey","tag-turkish-cypriots","tag-un","tag-un-secretary-general","tag-un-secretary-generals-personal-envoy","tag-violation"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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