Anastasiades: “Progress is encouraging but important issues still need to be discussed”

The Greek Cypriot Administration Leader Nikos Anastasiades stated that the progress regarding chapters in the negotiations is ongoing but there are important issues that still need to be discussed.

In his statement following the meeting with President Mustafa Akıncı, the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades said: “I hope we will reach a solution that will be acceptable by both communities through intense dialogue in the negotiations”.

In yesterday’s meeting, Anastasiades stated that “significant progress has been achieved in cooperation regarding the federal government and the federal states”. He also said that the negotiations continue concerning “the authorities for making international agreements”.

When answering questions regarding reaching a consensus on the issue of “federal authorities”, Anastasiades replied that this issue is completely different and that a separate dialogue was being carried out by the negotiators under the instruction of the two leaders.