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Guterres Cautiously Optimistic About Cyprus

Published January 6, 2026, 19:12

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is cautiously optimistic about the Cyprus issue, noting a good climate and momentum, but also the lack of conditions for significant steps in the near future. In his report, he states that in the recent Christodoulides-Erhiyurman meeting, the two leaders agreed on achieving a solution with political equality, as defined in the Security Council resolutions. Guterres emphasizes the need for an agreement on opening new crossing points and implementing confidence-building initiatives. President Christodoulides states he is ready to convene a new conference from where the talks left off in Cran Montana, while Tufan Erhiyurman expresses disappointment with Nicosia's trilateral cooperation in energy. Finally, the SG makes encouraging observations about the absence of serious incidents in the dead zone, despite the recent armed descent of Turkish soldiers and the attack on farmers.