President Anastasiades meets with new UNSG particular envoy in Cyprus

President Anastasiades on Friday met for the primary time in Nicosia Colin Stewart who has assumed this week his duties because the UNSG’s Particular Consultant and head of the UN peacekeeping pressure on the island (UNFICYP).

The President confirmed his participation at a reception hosted by the UN at Ledra Palace on Tuesday night and Turkish Cypriot chief Erso Tatar can also be set to attend.

The reception might be held on the event of Stewart’s arrival on the island.

Turkish Cypriot chief, Ersin Tatar, will meet Stewart on Friday afternoon, it was introduced.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory.

Quite a few rounds of talks underneath the UN aegis to reunite the island underneath a federal roof did not yield outcomes.