Erhurman and Christodoulides to Meet Again Next Week

President Tufan Erhurman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides met under UN auspices at the UN Good Offices Mission office in the buffer zone. The meeting began at 11:16 and ended at 12:50.

According to a UN statement, the meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere. The two leaders continued discussions on confidence-building measures, methodology and substantive issues, and decided to meet again next week.

The leaders welcomed the forthcoming visit to the island of María Ángela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Cyprus, on 29 October. They expect to hold separate bilateral meetings with Holguin, as well as a trilateral meeting planned for 9 November. The leaders also agreed to continue initiatives on the exchange of environmental and cultural heritage.