At 11:00 in the morning, the meeting of the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis with the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, will take place, which marks the beginning of the new intensified round of talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem.
Today's meeting could be described as clarifying in relation to all the procedural points concerning the meetings and the content of the meetings between the two leaders.
According to the Government Spokesman, Mr. Nikos Christodoulidis today "the details of the procedures for the meetings of the two leaders will be determined and possibly the details will be discussed in relation to how the Territorial will be analyzed at the negotiating table". Mr. Christodoulidis stressed that the two leaders will have three to four meetings a week and confirmed that the Territorial will be discussed at the negotiating table separately from any other chapter.
Eide: The two leaders have the same view on how to proceed
The UN Special Adviser on the Cyprus issue, Espen Barth Eide, had separate meetings yesterday with the President of the Republic and the Turkish Cypriot leader, during which the details of how the process will proceed in the coming days were discussed.
The leaders of the two communities have the same view on what remains to be done and share the same goal of how they want to proceed, the UN official said. The Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General stated that the talks on the Cyprus issue have never been at such an advanced stage. He also stressed that the United Nations acts as a mediator and not as the master of the process. Each of the proposals and words at the dialogue table, he stressed, is shaped by the Cypriots.
He described as tragic the possibility that we will not be able to seize this opportunity now and make the most of it. Both leaders, he said, show commitment and want to be the leaders who will finally resolve the Cyprus issue.
This phase in the Cyprus issue is extremely critical
Nicosia considers this phase of the negotiations extremely critical, mainly due to the recent hardening of the position of Mustafa Akinci. According to information from Sigma, the meetings in October may reach 10 in number.
Nicosia is approaching the new phase with optimism, but also a small basket, expecting that through a fruitful discussion and avoiding the blame, a tactic finally adopted by Mustafa Akinci, things will move forward.
The territorial will be discussed separately
On the positive side, our side counts the final disconnection of the territorial from the Security - Guarantee chapter.
The Government Spokesman pointed out the change of attitude of Mustafa Akinci in relation to the Territorial, as while until now he insisted that the Territorial will be discussed together with Security and Guarantees in a five-party conference, in recent days he takes a step back and agrees to discuss Territorial separately. all other chapters. This fact was confirmed by Espen Barth Eide after his meeting with Nikos Anastasiadis, while he hinted that the discussion will take place outside Cyprus.
National Council on Thursday
The National Council will meet on Thursday, which will be informed about the results of the contacts of the President of the Republic in New York, London and Paris, but also about what will be decided today. The issue of European affairs concerning the Cyprus issue will be discussed at the same session, with the parties having the opportunity to submit questions and suggestions on this chapter. The meeting will be attended by experts - technocrats from each party.
Active EU involvement in the case of polymer
In the meantime, the EU High Representative, Frederica Mogherini, expressed interest in intervening and offering assistance throughout the process, specifically in security matters.
The EU should be present at a multilateral conference on the Cyprus issue, said Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis, speaking at an event on the future of Europe.
Mr. Kasoulidis expressed the hope that President Anastasiadis and Mustafa Akinci will be able to give her a specific role.
A multilateral conference, he stressed, which will be the culmination of the effort to resolve the Cyprus issue, should be held when the two sides are within a radius of agreement on security.
It will be a pity, he said characteristically, if the conference takes place and fails, which will mean the end of the road for what has been achieved before.
Source: SigmaLive