His expectation for a meeting as soon as possible with the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Tufan Erhumanexpressed the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, in his congratulatory message after the announcement of the results of the vote in the occupied territories.

In his written statement, the President of the Republic congratulated Mr. Erhuman, respecting, as he mentioned, the verdict of the Turkish Cypriots.

“I express my congratulations to the new leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mr. Tufan Erhuman, respecting the verdict of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots based on the result of the vote in our occupied territories, and I look forward to our meeting as soon as possible,” he said.

At the same time, President Christodoulidis repeated the his firm political will to resume substantive negotiations for the resolution of the Cyprus problem, stressing his determination to contribute to this effort “from the point where they were interrupted in Crans Montana”. He added that this will be done in the context of the stated commitment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres.

Referring to upcoming developments, he described the upcoming informal, expanded meeting announced by the Secretary-General as “a critical opportunity to restart the process.”

In closing, the President of the Republic underlined the framework on which the solution of the Cyprus problem must be based, which, as he said, is defined by “the resolutions of the United Nations, the decisions of the Security Council and the principles and values ​​of the European Union, of which the Republic of Cyprus is and will continue to be a member state”.

Annita Dimitriou: The Turkish Cypriots have turned their backs on the two-state solution

The president of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, Annita Dimitriou, in her post on X, states that “the Turkish Cypriots, with their vote, have turned their backs on the two-state solution. Congratulations to Tufan Erhuman for his victory. We hope that his emergence as the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community will pave the way for meaningful negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem in the agreed framework.”