Maria Angela Olgin, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Maria Angela Olgin, adding that if no outcome is reached, a 5+1 meeting will not take place. The package is not yet ready, and this depends on the leaders.
In an interview with the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper, “Genî Duzen,” the Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy stated that the discussions among the leaders had yielded positive results and that this must be reflected in a written document.
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They are trying to create the necessary conditions to move forward with negotiations, she said, and the first step in that direction is confidence-building measures.
“If there is no outcome on Monday, there will be no 5+1 meeting. Because for the Secretary-General, it is very important that a successful 5+1 meeting take place. A bad meeting could further complicate the situation between the two leaders,” he said.
“If nothing happens on Monday, she will submit,” she said, her report to the Secretary-General, because her term ends in December and the Secretary-General will brief the next Secretary-General on the situation regarding the Cyprus issue. However, she expressed optimism regarding the confidence-building measures. “If nothing happens on Monday, they will miss a great opportunity for progress, for the people,” she noted.
She also pointed out that the political deadlocks between the sides are not expected to be resolved on Monday.
When asked to comment on the timing of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to the island, Ms. Olgin replied: “Honestly, I don’t know how to interpret it. With elections coming up, I don’t know how to make sense of it.”
When asked about the seven points from the Secretary-General that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhurman, Ms. Olgin said these were proposals from the leaders and referred to the 2025 Geneva talks, where the four crossing points, the solar panels in the buffer zone, and the bicommunal Youth Committee. The Secretary-General reminded them of these seven points, Ms. Olgin said.
When asked about President Christodoulides’ 19-point package, she said it was not in their hands.
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Source: CNA
