This coming Saturday, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, María Ángela Olgin, with whom she will discuss developments in the Cyprus issue and listen to their requests.
Speaking on the “Alpha News” program, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said he would raise with the Colombian official the issue of returning the enclosed city of Famagusta to its lawful residents, under the auspices of the United Nations.
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The meeting between the Mayor of Famagusta and Ms. Olgin is scheduled for Saturday at 4:15 p.m., at Nicosia Airport, following Ms. Olgin’s meeting with the Municipality of Morphou.
As Mr. Ioannou noted, the return of the enclosed area of Famagusta could serve as a confidence-building measure, in exchange for the opening of the city’s port under the auspices of the European Union.
The mayor is expected to emphasize that the return of Famagusta to its lawful residents is provided for in United Nations Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789,which, as he pointed out, link the return of the city to the overall settlement of the Cyprus issue.
Regarding the composition of the meeting, the Mayor of Famagusta stated that he has not yet been informed whether representatives from the Turkish Cypriot side will also participate.
