The UNSG's Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín, will be meeting the Executive Vice-President of the Commission for Cohesion Policies and Reforms, Raffaele Fitto, who recently took on the additional role of EU Special Representative for the Cyprus problem in Brussels today, Wednesday, 22 July.
The meeting is set for 2pm local time.
María Ángela Holguín will also be travelling to Ankara on Friday, 24 July for a meeting with the Turkish FM, Hakan Fidan, ahead of the UNSG Antonio Guterres' visit to the island from 27-29 July and his contacts with the two leaders.
On Tuesday,21 July, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, had a telephone conversation with Holguin. She posted on social media that the EU remains firmly committed to supporting the United Nations-led efforts towards a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue. She also said she had “a good call” with Holguín ahead of her visit to Brussels.
Cyprus has been divided since the 1974 illegal Turkish invasion. Numerous UN-backed peace talks to reunite the island under a federal roof, have not yet yielded results.
(Source: CNA)
