Turkey assessed the progress at the Cyprus meeting and called on the Greek side to change its position

Outcomes of the meeting on the island

The trilateral meeting on Cyprus took place on November 9: it was attended by the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Tufan Erhürman, the Greek Cypriot leader, and the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General. This was announced by the official spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Öncü Keçeli, who welcomed the outcomes of the meeting — as reported by Anadolu.

Assessment by the Turkish Foreign Ministry

According to Keçeli, the meeting touched upon areas of cooperation aimed at building confidence between the two sides — an issue on which the Turkish side had placed particular emphasis. He also noted limited progress on the opening of new crossing points — a topic that has been on the agenda for a year and a half. The discussion of this issue, he said, is part of the cooperation process launched in line with the UN Secretary-General's proposal.

Conditions for further movement

The spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry stated that further progress on the areas of cooperation, including the crossing points, at the meeting of the two leaders with the UN Secretary-General planned for the near future will only be possible if the Greek Cypriot side changes its 'uncompromising position'. Thus, Turkey separated the limited result achieved from the prospects of the next round, linking them to the position of the Greek side. The Anadolu report does not mention any reaction from the Greek Cypriot side or the UN to these statements.