The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has arrived in Cyprus and is expected to start his meetings Tuesday morning to push for a resumption of the peace talks.
In a post on "X" in the early hours of Tuesday, the UNSG said "I have just landed in Cyprus to express my commitment to support for Cypriot communities in the search for a comprehensive & sustainable settlement of the Cyprus issue".
The UN Chief noted, "the UN cannot impose peace. Only Cypriots, through their leaders, can build it".
On Tuesday morning, the UN Secretary-General, together with his personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, will meet with President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides. Guterres’ meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman is scheduled for 11.45 on Tuesday.
At noon, the UN chief will lay a wreath at the Peacekeepers’ Monument outside Ledra Palace and at 4.00 pm he will visit the Committee on Missing Persons' lab.
Meetings with negotiators, heads of technical committees and civil society representatives have been scheduled for later in the day.
In the evening, the UNSG will participate in a private dinner with the two leaders at the residence of UN Special Representative at Nicosia Airport.
On Wednesday morning, Guterres will have a joint meeting with the two leaders at Nicosia Airport and will give a press conference.
Ahead of his visit, Holguin held separate meetings on Monday with President Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Erhurman.
