After his contacts in Berlin, Paris and Brussels, the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General, who visited Moscow on Thursday at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, is coming to the Island on Tuesday.
It was reported that Holguin will try to organize a joint meeting with President Ersin Tatar and the President of the Greek Cypriot Administration Nikos Hristodulidis during his third visit to the island.
Kathimerini wrote weekly that the key to the meeting is on the Turkish side, indicating that the tripartite meeting could lead to a five-party meeting in September with the participation of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.
Drawing attention to the timing of Holguin’s visit to the Island, the newspaper reminded that the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also visit Ankara on May 13. It was noted that Holguin may aim to “strengthen the messages, including giving the green light to the activation of the process” that he wants to bring to Paris, Brussels and Berlin to Ankara.
According to the news, Holguin will propose a joint meeting with the Tatar President and the President of the Greek Cypriot Administration Hristodulidis between May 7-14, when he is on the island. The newspaper wrote that they wanted to make this proposal at the meeting in a way that the parties could not refuse, and said that such a meeting would be considered a success in ‘ reducing the reference theses of the opposing parties. It was said that such a meeting would also serve Holguin’s mandate/authority agenda, which will end next September when the UN General Assembly convenes.
The newspaper said that the main instruments that Holguin can invest in are “the tripartite meeting with Tatarais and Hristodulidis becoming the fifth meeting in September with the participation of the UN Secretary-General , Antoino Guterres, evaluation of the Guterres Framework and the transition. of the two leaders (which peaked in the 2016-2017 period).
According to the news, there is an opinion in the UN that “there could be a political movement that will lead the TRNC to early elections in the coming months, and if there is a change in the direction of the Turkish Cypriot leadership, it could.” benefit the Cyprus problem process.”
Recalling that at the last meeting of the Greek Cypriot National Council on April 26, the “Cyprus Problem Political Group” was established with 12 people, which included representatives from all political parties and would advise Hristodulidis, the newspaper said that this group was created. “A group that supports the government of Hristodulidis, but does not support the content of the resolution.” He noted that it was seen as “a preparation to connect political parties that have different views on the issue and even to be against the solution and to prevent conflict.”
Holguin’s correspondence with Russia
Alithia wrote that Holguin went to Moscow on Thursday and met with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who expressed “the desire to support Russia’s effort to create conditions for the resumption of talks between the two communities in Cyprus. “
According to the news, Lavrov stressed that Russia’s position remains that the solution to the Cyprus problem should be fair and stable, based on the relevant decisions of the UN Security Council, and be determined by the two parties in Cyprus, incl. describe their legitimate interests.
In the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, it was said that Russia “positively recognizes the activities of the armed forces of the UN (UN Peacekeeping Force) and the good faith mission of the Secretary-General in ‘maintain stability on the Island, which is essential for inter-society dialogue.’ ‘ including participation as a member of the Peace Force.”
Visit Ankara
In his news entitled “Formula Expected from Holguin”, Fileleftheros said that Holguin planned to go to Ankara on May 7 before coming to the Island, and that this confirmed the claim of the Greek administration that “it is the key to move in the Cyprus problem in Turkey. “.
It was noted that whether Holguin will meet Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara will depend on Fidan not being abroad due to his schedule.
According to the newspaper, the Greek administration intends to “hear something concrete about how their efforts will be carried forward” from Holguin, and he comes to the island after Ankara.
In the news, it was noted that this hard thing could be a formula for how the process will move forward, and it was said that for the Greek administration, this progress “cannot be in the logic of a path moderate”, and in the statement made. by Greek Foreign Minister Konstantonos Kombos last week, the “middle way approach” was productive.
It was noted that in the second round of contacts, Holguin “tested the pulse of the Greek side regarding the possibility of bringing forward new unilateral Confidence Building Measures (GMA) to the environment in difficulty to develop Cyprus.”
According to the news, Christodoulides, as he said at the last meeting of the National Council, put before Holguin the unilateral GCOs for the Turkish Cypriots that he had previously decided, as well as the proposals made previous directors.
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