Cypriot president welcomes UN decision to resume peace talks

On Thursday, Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades welcomed the latest United Nations decision to resume peace talks around the Cyprus crisis between April 27 and 29.

The meeting will be held between Esrin Tatar the leader of Turkish Cypriots, and the foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, and Britain, alongside UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and it will be hosted in Geneva.

the Cypriot president expressed in an official statement Cyprus' will to find a common ground with the Turkish Cypriots leader to find a solution for the pision of the island.

However, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan asserted that the “two-state” solution is the only way to end the long-stand Cyprus crisis last month.

He also asked the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to accept such a solution as a way to peace in the Mediterranean.

Erdogan highlighted that idea of establishing a federation would not be included on the agenda of upcoming discussions.

Greece and Cyprus officials agreed early this month to establish a peace deal for the state’s Mediterranean dispute is setting an agreement based on UN resolutions.

Greek Prime Minister (PM) Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that Greek and Turkish officials are likely to resume talks next month, in an effort to resolve the maritime disputes between the two neighboring countries.

In exclusive statements to “Reuters”, Mitsotakis said, “I expect within the next month, at some point end of February, beginning of March. It’s a good step in the right direction.”