Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will both be hosted in an informal meeting with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres aimed at further discussing peace talks.
The announcement was revealed by United Nations spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric with the scheduled meeting to take place on 16-17 July at U.N. headquarters in New York, according to the Associated Press.
Dujarric stated the meeting “will provide an opportunity to continue the dialogue and exchange views on the progress made since March”.
At that meeting, Christodoulides and Tatar agreed to trust-building measures on issues like energy, environment, opening four new crossing points along a U.N.-controlled buffer zone, youth affairs and demining.
Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by Athens junta-backed supporters of uniting the island with Greece.
Only Turkey recognises a Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence, and it maintains more than 35,000 troops in the island’s northern third.
Negotiations between the rivals have been stalled since 2017.
