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National Council: Realism on Impasse, Focus on Progress Within Timeline

Published March 24, 2026, 09:03
National Council: Realism on Impasse, Focus on Progress Within Timeline

The National Council meeting confirmed the lack of prospects for implementing Confidence-Building Measures or resuming Cyprus negotiations from where they left off in Crans Montana. However, there is consensus on the need to seek progress before the end of the term of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. The President of the Republic informed the members of the Council about his latest contacts and initiatives, including meetings in Brussels and with the UN Secretary-General. Broader geopolitical issues, energy prices, and the management of foot-and-mouth disease, as well as the issue of British Bases, were also discussed.