The dinner was completed on Thursday morning, as part of the informal enlarged meeting for the Cyprus issue, provided by the UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres to New Yorkwith the participation of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, of the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tataras well as officials of the three guarantor forces (Greece, Turkey and Britain).

The focus of the meeting, which lasted one hour, was the EU and Turkey relationship in view of its presidency from Cyprus in January 2026, while regional issues were raised as well as issues on confidence building measures and progress made by March’s meeting in Geneva.

Both sides expressed their gratitude to the UN Secretary -General for his interest and commitment to the Cyprus issue.

At the meeting except the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatarthe UN Secretary -General participated Antonio GuterresForeign Ministers of Greece and Turkey George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidanand the UK Deputy Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom on European issues, African and overseas territories, Steven Dawit.

After the dinner they remained in the building and the President of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting, Nikos Christodoulides with the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidanwho left with the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.

The two men have discussed mainly aspects of Euro -Turkish Turkey and wants to move on, according to ERT. From the Cyprus point of view, it was noted that Cyprus also agrees to move on to Eurocratic, but provided that Turkey will take steps to fulfill its obligations, but also substantial steps to resolve the Cyprus problem based on the agreed framework with the Security Council.

Turkey wants to make progress in Euro -Turkish in view of the fact that Cyprus takes over the European Union Presidency in January. Therefore, it will have an important role at a time when Turkey has many open issues that it wants to move on.

The second day of the fifth will have a key issue the confidence -building measures (MOE) and how much they have progressed in Geneva in March and whether there will be news. THE Ersin Tatar During the dinner he said that he would bring some suggestions for removing the isolation of the Turkish Cypriots.

THE Nikos Christodoulides For his part, he stressed that the discussion of the MOEs is good and it must continue but it should not make us get lost from the target, which is a target The re -opening talks to resolve the Cyprus problem On the basis of the agreed framework of the Security Council.