TRNC President Erhürman: We were invited to COP31 months ago

TRNC President Erhürman spoke about the statement made by the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCA) leader Nikos Hristodulidis that he will attend the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), which will be hosted by Türkiye in Antalya between 9-20 November.

Erhürman stated that they were invited by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan months ago to participate in the summit and said, "We received an invitation from the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on July 14 for the COP 31 Summit to be held in Antalya in November. We will be in Antalya on the relevant dates."

Erhürman said, "As far as we learned from the press, Mr. Hristodulidis announced that he would be there as usual. As we always say, diplomacy and dialogue are always good."

After his meeting with President Erhürman hosted by the United Nations yesterday, Hristodulidis answered the journalists' question about whether he would attend the COP31 Summit in Antalya. Hristodulidis announced that he would attend the summit, saying, "Of course I will."

Arguing that the Greek Cypriot Administration always participated in such international summits, Hristodulidis claimed that they achieved a positive result as a result of their diplomatic and political initiatives.