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Undersecretary of the Presidency Mehmet Dânâ travelled to Brussels for a series of high-level meetings following the event held at the UK Parliament in London on 21 October 2026.
During his visit, Dânâ met with officials from the Permanent Representations to the European Union of Ireland, which currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as well as Italy, France and the Netherlands.
He also met with the Head of Cabinet and members of the Cabinet of António Costa, President of the European Council.
At the European Commission, Dânâ met with a member of the Cabinet of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, members of the Cabinet of Magnus Brunner, European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, the Director-General responsible for Schengen and Internal Security, officials from the Directorate-General for Enlargement and the Eastern Neighbourhood, and a member of the Cabinet of Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms.
Dânâ also met with officials from the Directorate for Europe and Central Asia (EURCA) within the European External Action Service (EEAS).
During his meetings, Dânâ outlined the position of the Turkish Cypriot side on the Cyprus issue and discussed the latest developments concerning confidence-building measures, the visit to the island by the United Nations Secretary-General, and the forthcoming contacts on the island by his Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín.
He also addressed the confidence-eroding actions of the Greek Cypriot side and the letters received in response from the UN Secretary-General and the European Commission following representations concerning these actions.
Dânâ further brought to the attention of his interlocutors the continued isolation of Turkish Cypriots, the violation of the EU citizenship rights of children born of mixed marriages, and the process concerning the accession of the Greek Cypriot side to the Schengen Area.