Christodoulides: Cyprus talks to continue with UN envoy Holguín

Greek Cypriot leader Christodoulides said after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot President Erhürman that the dialogue would continue with the participation of the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, María Angela Holguín. He said both sides had decided to make no further comment on certain issues and to issue a joint statement, and stressed that the absence of a joint statement was not related to any deadlock in the talks.

Before the meeting, Christodoulides said he would focus on three of the 19 proposals he had tabled. The first concerns border crossings, the second the closed Maraş area and direct trade, and the third the Greek Cypriot side's proposal on methodology.

He also referred to meetings with technical committees on youth and cultural heritage and the steering committee of the Civil Society Consultation Mechanism. He said a constructive dialogue had taken place, some views had been heard, and these would be taken up in regular meetings with Erhürman. He also said he supported bold Confidence-Building Measures.