The decision to open 2 new border gates came from the UN-led tripartite meeting in Cyprus.

It was reported that in the tripartite meeting between the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Tufan Erhürman and the President of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC) Nikos Hristodulidis, led by the Personal Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, the leaders agreed on the opening of 2 new border gates.

The tripartite meeting, which started at 11:00 at the residence of the UN Head of Mission in the buffer zone in Nicosia, lasted for 3 hours and 15 minutes.

After the meeting, TRNC President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Hristodulidis left the buffer zone, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Personal Representative in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin 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 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.

It was stated in the statement that the leaders would continue their negotiations for other border gates, and it was announced that Erhürman and Hristodulidis would hold another tripartite meeting with the UN Secretary General.

In the statement, it was stated that today's meeting took place in a positive atmosphere.

It was stated in the statement that the bi-communal education program (Imagine Project) will be restarted under the auspices of the Education Technical Committee and within the framework to be determined by the committee. It was noted that the leaders will task the Crisis Management Technical Committee with creating a mechanism that will ensure rapid response to emergencies.

The statement stated that the leaders also agreed that the Cultural Heritage Technical Committee would begin the restoration of some Maronite churches and an Armenian monastery.