20 October 2026, Nicosia – The Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman and the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides held a constructive meeting today under United Nations auspices in the United Nations Protected Area.
The two leaders continued their discussion on confidence building measures, methodology and substance.
They welcomed the upcoming arrival of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín, expected on 29 October 2026.
The two leaders also look forward to the bilateral meetings that they will have with the Personal Envoy as well as the trilateral meeting scheduled for 9 November 2026.
They agreed to proceed with the initiatives related to the environment and the exchange of cultural artifacts.
Prior to the arrival of the Personal Envoy, the two leaders intend to meet the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and the Technical Committee on Youth, as well as the Steering Committee of the Civil Society Consultative Body.
Finally, the two leaders agreed to meet next week to continue their discussions.