Akıncı: “If the way to a solution way does not become apparent in Geneva then the TRNC can continue as a democratic, free and secular state.”
9 January, 2017Prime Minister Özgürgün: “Either there will be an agreement or the TRNC will continue on its current path, and it has the strength to do so”
10 January, 2017Turkish and Greek Cypriot Leaders will meet again today in Geneva, ahead of the first international Cyprus conference.
The meeting of President Mustafa Akıncı and the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades will be held at 11.00 and hosted by the UN Geneva Office.
The leaders will hold a brainstorming meeting regarding areas of the negotiations such as Property, Administration and Power Sharing and Security and Guarantees.
The Leaders have been negotiating intensively on the island since the Mont Pèlerin talks collapsed. They will negotiate for three days in Geneva, and if the desired outcome is reached, they will start an international conference with the three guarantors of Cyprus.
The Leaders will begin their negotiations today and will meet between 09:00 and 13:00 local time (TRNC time: 11:00-15:00) every morning over the next 3 days. The Leaders will hold their second meeting at 17:30-20:00 (TRNC time: 19:30-22:00).
Negotiation teams will also meet at 15.00 – 17.00 (TRNC time: 17:00-19:00).
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will also participate in the conference, as well as the Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots, and the guarantors Turkey, Greece and the UK.