Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the tripartite meeting in Cyprus

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Öncü Keçeli, made a written statement on the

Spokesperson Keçeli emphasized that they found it positive that the areas of cooperation aimed at establishing trust between the two parties, which the Turkish side emphasized sensitively, were discussed in the tripartite meeting held on the Island with the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Tufan Erhürman, the leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCA) Nikos Hristodulidis and the Personal Representative of the UN Secretary-General Cuellar.

Keçeli pointed out that there has been some progress, albeit limited, in the opening of new border gates, which has been on the agenda for 1.5 years, within the scope of the cooperation process initiated in line with the proposal of UN Secretary General Guterres, and said, "In the coming period, in the tripartite meeting planned to be held by the two leaders with the UN Secretary General, further progress in the areas of cooperation, including border gates, will be possible with the change of the uncompromising attitude of the Greek Cypriot side." he said.

After the meeting, Cuellar and UN Cyprus Peace Force Spokesperson Alim Sıddık presented the UN statement on the issue to journalists.

In the UN statement, it was stated that Erhürman and Hristodulidis had agreed to open two new border gates between the TRNC and the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, between Akıncılar-Lympia/Limya and Gemikonağı-Kampos/Kambo-Karavostasi.