On September 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhurman will meet again, following the Turkish Cypriot side’s request to postpone next Wednesday’s meeting due to the maritime tragedy off the coast of occupied Kyrenia.
Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis told the Cyprus News Agency that today’s meeting between the Greek Cypriot negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, with the representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Dana, has also been postponed. Mr. Letympiotis said that our side has proposed new dates for the meeting and is awaiting a response from the Turkish Cypriot side.
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Appearing as a guest on the “Alpha News” program, Mr. Menelaou expressed the Greek Cypriot side’s sorrow over the tragedy and explained that the Republic of Cyprus had informed UNFICYP of its readiness to assist in search and rescue operation for the shipwrecked, through the relevant Technical Committee. At the same time, through the Turkish Cypriot negotiator, Mr. Menelaou conveyed the President of the Republic’s desire to speak by phone with Tufan Erhurman.
“As far as I know, a message has also been sent (from the President of the Republic to the Turkish Cypriot leader), but as far as I know, this communication has not taken place so far. There has been no response.”
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When asked whether the fact that the Republic of Cyprus’s request for assistance and talks between Christodoulidesand Erciyuman is due to a reaction by the Turkish Cypriot side to the cancellation of festivals and events in the occupied areas, the Greek Cypriot negotiator stressed that we must not further compound the obstacles we are already facing.
“Perhaps what needed to be done had already been done, and this assistance would not have been necessary. As for certain factors that characterize the atmosphere as not positive, it is a fact that this assessment is accurate.”
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