In a new atmosphere for the Cyprus issue the UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres After completing the informal conference in Geneva, sending after years a positive message about the possibility of mobility after 2016 and the collapse of talks in Cran Montana.

In contrast to previous attempts to restart the process, Antonio Guterres avoided referring to the absence of common ground between the sides, but on the contrary he talked about the “demonstration of a sense of commitment” for forward steps, which he assumed as extremely important.

In substance those agreed in Informal conference of Geneva They relate to the appointment of a personal envoy of the UN Secretary -General, will be the preparation of the next steps. It was also agreed to convene a new multilateral conference in late July, with the leaders of both sides and representatives of Greece, Turkey and Great Britain.

OR Geneva Conference It resulted in six initiatives to build confidence measures for the opening of four barricades, the placement of photovoltaics on the green line and the restoration of cemeteries on both sides of the barbed wire.

Satisfaction in Nicosia

The Greek Cypriot side positively evaluates the results of the informal conference. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides spoke of developments in the right direction, referring to a significant first step towards the re -opening of talks.

Listing the positives for the same results of the five -member, President Christodoulides referred to the decision to appoint a personal envoy and the renewal of the July appointment.

The Cypriot president, however, also underlined the joint letter of Antonio Consta and Ursula von der Laeen to Antonio Guterres, who he said “defines the EU’s position in terms of the solution of the Cyprus problem and touches Turkey’s relations with the Union”.

It is recalled that this letter received by Antonio Guterres while in Geneva reaffirmed the position of the European Union on a solution within the United Nations Framework on the basis of the bi -zonal bicommunal federation and in accordance with the principles and values ​​of the European Union.

Another attitude by Fidan

According to government sources, the Greek Cypriot side notes as a positive development the stance it took during the five -day, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who maintained low tones and constructive stance on the proposal to appoint a personal envoy.

Satisfaction for the Turkish attitude was also expressed by the Greek delegation. However, as noted by the same sources, what mattered is whether Turkey’s attitude changes to the Cyprus solution and whether it will return to the agreed solution.

Turkish intentions will be clear in the summer during the electoral process in the Turkish Cypriot community, when it appears whether Ankara insists on supporting the dichotomy Ersin Tatar or to support a more different candidate for the Turkish Cypriot leadership.