FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – UK Minister of State for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories is in Cyprus for a series of meetings ahead of the Geneva conference.
Stephen Doughty will hold separate meetings with the President Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday.
The British Foreign Office confirmed that Doughty will represent London at the Swiss conference, emphasizing the need for flexibility to reach a compromise.
President Christodoulides reiterated that no discussions outside the agreed framework would be accepted, during his arrival at the European Council session in Brussels.
All National Council members, except for ELAM, confirmed their attendance in Geneva.
Cyprus Geneva Conference
The Cyprus Geneva Conference is an informal meeting organized by the United Nations to address the longstanding Cyprus problem.
The conference brings together leaders from both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, as well as representatives from the island’s three guarantor powers: Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
The goal is to facilitate a substantive exchange of views and make progress toward a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue.
The upcoming conference is scheduled for March 17-18, 2025, at the UN Office in Geneva.
It will begin with a working dinner on March 17, followed by bilateral discussions and a final plenary session on March 18.
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has reiterated the UN’s commitment to finding common ground and expressed hope that the talks will generate momentum for renewed negotiations.