Christodoulides in New York for tripartite meeting

President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York from London to attend an informal dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The dinner is scheduled for 7pm local time in New York.

The meeting, to be held at the UN headquarters, marks an effort to resume talks on the Cyprus problem.

Speaking on Monday, after meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London, Christodoulides reiterated his commitment to achieving a positive outcome in New York.

The president said he was “going to New York to do what I can for a positive outcome and a positive outcome cannot be anything else than the resumption of substantive talks for a solution of the Cyprus problem”.

“We know very well where we want to go, we know our goals and we are ready to resume talks. Only if we sit at the negotiating table will we be able to see the prospects for a solution.”

Christodoulides stressed that “the status quo cannot constitute the solution.”