President Mustafa Akıncı received the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide.

Speaking to the press following his meeting with President Akıncı, Eide said that yesterday’s Leaders’ meeting had taken place in a constructive atmosphere, and had looked at progress made in July as well as what needs to be addressed during the six meetings scheduled to take place until 14 September.

He noted that during the current round of talks, the Leaders would touch upon all aspects, even those chapters that haven’t yet been on the table, adding that he had great expectations.

He said this intensive phase of talks should be looked at not as seven separate meetings, but as seven sessions of one meeting, trying to consolidate what the Leaders have achieved over the past 14 months. Eide applauded the leaders for taking personal responsibility of all the outstanding issues, building on the excellent work of the negotiators and the negotiating teams. He noted that now is the time for both Akıncı and Anastasiades to bridge the gaps, and he would continue to support them as much as possible.