A reception hosted in Nicosia by new UNSG Particular Consultant Colin Stewart and attended by each leaders of the divided island aimed toward breaking the ice between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot chief Ersin Tatar.
Whether or not this was achieved on Tuesday night stays to be seen as Stewart despatched the message that he’ll work in direction of discovering “a mutually accepted method ahead” throughout his time period.
“I’m very happy to be right here and proceed the great work of my predecessor and assist what I do know is an important trigger for the UN Secretary Basic and that’s to assist each leaders find a mutually acceptable method ahead,” he stated.
“I do know it is very important him personally as he has demonstrated prior to now 12 months via casual gatherings that he has hosted in Geneva in April and in New York in September and I do know he counts on me to do every part I can to assist your efforts.”
The social get-together at UN-controlled Ledra Palace was the 2 leaders’ first assembly since their casual one with the UNSG in New York again in September.
Stewart, who had his first separate conferences with the 2 leaders final week, had stated that this could be a casual social occasion with out an agenda.
His purpose is to kick-start the now stalled talks aiming to reunite Cyprus beneath a bi-zonal, bi-communal federal system.
Cyprus is split since 1974 following an invasion by Turkey which nonetheless maintains troops within the breakaway north of the EU-member state.