The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, will meet with the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis, and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, on Wednesday, in view of the briefing he will give to the Security Council next week. in Cyprus Alim Sindik.
Specifically, Mr. Sindik stated that Ms. Spehar "will meet with the two leaders tomorrow morning before the briefing she will make to the UN Security Council next week on UNFICYP and the UN Good Service Mission in Cyprus. ».
According to the UN official, the meeting with the President of the Republic will take place at 0900 and with Mr. Tatar at 1130.
It is noted that President Anastasiadis had a meeting with the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Cypriot Jane Hall Lut on Monday, during which, according to Government Spokesman Kyriakos Cousios, he expressed his readiness to participate in the informal five-party meeting. Letter from the UN Secretary General of October 26, 2020. The President of the Republic has also convened a meeting of the National Council on Thursday.
The UN Secretary-General in his Good Services Report, an unofficial copy of which was given to the members of the SA late last Friday afternoon, mentions regarding the negotiation efforts that after the consultations held by his adviser Jane Hall Luth in recent months, both the parties and the guarantor forces expressed their willingness to attend an informal five-on-one meeting under his auspices.
"The purpose of this meeting will be to determine whether there is common ground for the parties to negotiate a viable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a predictable horizon. I intend to invite the parties and the guarantors to this informal meeting as soon as possible in 2021. As I have said many times, this time must be different, and this informal 5 + 1 meeting will help to clarify its true extent. similarity of visions and describe the necessary steps to move forward ".
In his report on UNFICYP, an unofficial document of which was also submitted to the Security Council, Mr Guterres proposed extending UNFICYP's mandate for another six months until 31 July 2021, in light of its continuing contribution to peace and reconciliation. stability and the creation of conditions conducive to a political settlement.
According to the January program of the Security Council, drawn up by the Tunisian presidency, the open meeting for the adoption of the resolution for the renewal of the mandate of UNFICYP will take place on Thursday 28 this year.
The meeting is scheduled to take place on January 14 through a teleconference with the presence of countries contributing forces to UNFICYP, while on Tuesday, January 19, members will be briefed during a closed-door consultation by Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar on Forces and Mission. services.