Reporting from Antalya-Cop31
The EU’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, Raffaele Fitto, will tell Turkey on his upcoming visit to Ankara that discussions on the customs union could restart if Ankara takes steps that lead to the resumption of Cyprus negotiations, sources told Phileleftheros.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen briefed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the proposal during a meeting on the sidelines of the COP31 summit in Antalya, according to sources familiar with the contacts. She told him what steps the EU intends to take to help on the Cyprus problem.
Guterres said his aim was to get the Cyprus problem back on a negotiating track before the end of his term, the same sources said.
After meeting Guterres, von der Leyen held a second meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides to brief him.
Guterres had earlier told Christodoulides that he would decide when to convene the trilateral meeting once he returns to New York from the Philippines.
