President Mustafa Akıncı departed for New York this morning. (23rd September 2019) and held a press conference before leaving the country at 08.15 at Ercan Airport.

During his visit to New York, Akıncı will meet with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in respect of the work of the UN General Assembly.

Akıncı is expected to return to the island on Wednesday (2nd October 2019) after completing his contacts.

President Akıncı will be accompanied by his Special Representative Erhan Erçin, Private Secretary Cenk Gürçağ, and Presidential Spokesperson Barış Burcu during his New York contacts.