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Parties Express Disappointment Over Lack of Progress in Cyprus Talks

Published January 28, 2026, 16:19

Political parties in Cyprus expressed disappointment over the lack of progress in the joint meeting between President Christodoulides, Turkish Cypriot leader Erhurman, and the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy, Maria Angela Holguin. They expressed concern about the slowdown in the process and assessed the five points of Christodoulides' proposal. The Democratic Rally emphasized the need to capitalize on the momentum in the Cyprus issue and reiterated the pursuit of resuming negotiations based on the agreed framework. AKEL sees a slowdown and stressed the need to intensify contacts and meetings between leaders and negotiators, with the aim of restarting a substantive dialogue.