Menelau: Turkish side does not consent to giving convergences list to stakeholders

Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelau said the United Nations has completed recording the convergences reached in the Cyprus negotiation process, but the Turkish side does not consent to giving the list of convergences to the stakeholders. Citing Riknews, which reported his remarks on the morning programme of RIK, Menelau said the convergences are based on the agreed federation framework, yet Ankara insists on a two-state solution.

Referring to President Tufan Erhürman's statement that conditions for giving the convergences document to stakeholders have not matured, Menelau said there is no clarity or concrete commitment on federation on the Turkish Cypriot side. He also described the meeting between Erhürman and Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides the previous day as «good», adding that discussions continued on the core of the Cyprus problem, methodology and Confidence-Building Measures in all three areas.