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12.11.2026
CYPRUS ISSUE POLITICS
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The president discussed this with fito over the phone: The EU plays a pivotal role in resuming talks from where they left off in 2017

The focus is on fito's visit to ankara and the schengen area
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The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, held a telephone conversation today with Raffaele Fito, Executive Vice President of the European Commission and the Commission’s Special Representative for the Cyprus Issue, in light of the European official’s upcoming meetings in Ankara.

According to a post by Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis on the X platform, the discussion focused on efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus issue from the point at which they were suspended in 2017, with the President of the Republic emphasizing the catalytic role that the European Union can play.

As noted, the goal is to resume talks aimed at achieving a comprehensive solution, based on the agreed-upon United Nations framework and in accordance with the principles, values, and law of the European Union.

During the conversation, the link between progress in EU-Turkey relations and substantive progress on the Cyprus issue—as reflected in the European Council’s Conclusions—was also discussed. According to the Government Spokesperson, the President of the Republic highlighted this linkage as an important political tool that the EU can actively and effectively utilize, in support of the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General.

During the same phone call, progress on the Republic of Cyprus’s integration into the Schengen Area was also discussed.

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