Christodoulides ready to make positive statements for enlarged Cyprus conference

Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides said that he has received positive messages so far on developments regarding the Cyprus issue, and that he is ready to make statements that would pave the way for an enlarged conference. He made the remarks to journalists in Nicosia ahead of the opening ceremony of the Cyprus Confederation of Organisations of Disabled People building.

Asked whether he was optimistic about the Cyprus issue, Christodoulides said, "Yes, I am optimistic." He said he had exchanged messages with Holguin but was awaiting official statements. Asked whether there had been any developments from Turkey indicating the process was moving forward, he said he did not want to address matters related to Turkey.

Christodoulides noted that Holguin, in a statement made public today, also referred to messages coming from Turkey. He repeated that the aim of the conference would be to announce that negotiations would restart from where they were interrupted.