The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, began his meetings on Wednesday on the sidelines of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, Turkey.
According to reports, the Cyprus issue, Euro-Turkish relations, and accession to the Schengen Area were among the topics discussed. At the same time, the President informed Ms. von der Leyen of the absence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan earlier during his reception at the Summit venue.
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Also present at the meeting were Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kompos, the President of the Republic’s Special Envoy to Asia and Africa on the Cyprus issue, Nikos Tornaritis, and other officials.
This was preceded by President Christodoulides’ reception at the conference center by UN Secretary-General António Guterres alone, rather than jointly with the Turkish President, as protocol dictates. Government circles commented on Mr. Erdoğan’s departure, describing it as a sign of contempt toward the United Nations, which is organizing the Summit, but also a sign of weakness.
The same sources report that the UN Secretary-General conveyed to President Christodoulides his intention to invite the leaders to a trilateral meeting, while efforts are underway to find a suitable date after the head of the international organization returns from his trip to the Philippines.
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