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Averof: "Instead of a Dialogue Prospect, We Are Entering a Confrontation, Even with the UN?"

Published February 16, 2026, 17:09
Averof: "Instead of a Dialogue Prospect, We Are Entering a Confrontation, Even with the UN?"

Averof Neofytou expresses strong concerns about the way the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, is handling the negotiations on the Cyprus issue. Specifically, he criticizes the President's personal confrontation with the UN Secretary-General's envoy, Ms. Olgin, believing that this undermines the Secretary-General's initiative. Mr. Neofytou argues that the government, instead of working to restart the dialogue and open checkpoints, is attacking Ms. Olgin, which he believes leads to a shipwreck. He wonders what the government is pursuing after 52 years and why it chooses a head-on collision even with the UN. Mr. Neofytou emphasizes that the President's choice to challenge the views of Ms. Olgin, after years that Cyprus has been calling on the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy, is incomprehensible. He believes that criticism of Olgin is ridiculous and undermines efforts to restart talks. Mr. Neofytou expresses fears that the government's policy will lead to a complete deadlock in the Cyprus issue.

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