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President: It's Time to Focus on the Substance of the Cyprus Issue

Published January 6, 2026, 10:25

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, stated that it is time to focus on the substance of the Cyprus issue. He spoke in Paphos, during the Epiphany celebrations, expressing Cyprus' readiness to participate in an expanded conference, as agreed in Cran Montana, with the aim of restarting negotiations. The President emphasized that the positive attitude of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is encouraging, as for the first time in a long time there is a reference to substantive discussion. He explained that during the last two years, discussions with the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar focused on confidence-building measures, due to his positions, and not on the substance of the problem.