President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed on Monday to open two crossing points simultaneously, linking occupied Louroujina with Lympia and Kampos with occupied Karavostasi, the United Nations said.
The agreement came at a meeting in the UN Protected Area in Nicosia, which the UN described as positive, held under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin.
The leaders continued their discussion of confidence-building measures, methodology and substance, and also discussed opening other crossing points and related pending issues. Talks on those issues, methodology and substance will continue in the period ahead and at a trilateral meeting with the UN Secretary-General in the coming weeks.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage will share archival material and, alongside its other work, restore specific Maronite churches and an Armenian monastery, under the agreements announced in the statement.
The Technical Committee on Environment will carry out environmental projects, while the two leaders will instruct the Technical Committee on Crisis Management to create a rapid response mechanism for emergencies.
The Imagine Project will also recommence, under the auspices of the Technical Committee on Education and as prescribed by it.
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