Tag: Geneva

MSN reports that ahead of the UN Cyprus talks scheduled for March 17-18, the UK is being urged to reconsider its stance on the long-standing dispute. Concerns have been raised that without a shift in policy from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, the talks will achieve little progress.

TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu has made clear that Turkish Cypriots reject returning to failed federal negotiations and that only a two-state solution can provide lasting stability.

Daily Sabah has reported on TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu’s warning that the upcoming Geneva talks will not lead to any progress. Citing decades of failed negotiations, he made clear that Turkish Cypriots will not return to talks that continue to deny their sovereignty.

The report references his previous remarks to Reuters, where he reiterated that a federal solution is no longer an option, and only a two-state model can deliver lasting stability.

POLITICO reports that UK Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty is visiting Northern Cyprus for a meeting with President Ersin Tatar.

The visit comes ahead of UN discussions on March 17-18 regarding the future of the island.

The meeting signals ongoing UK engagement with both sides of the Cyprus issue as diplomatic efforts continue.

Reuters reports that TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu has dismissed the likelihood of progress at the upcoming UN discussions on Cyprus, set for March 17-18.

Speaking ahead of the talks, he pointed to the decades-long failure of federal negotiations and reaffirmed that Turkish Cypriots will not accept anything less than recognition of their sovereign equality.

With no clear common ground, Ertuğruloğlu stressed that the UN must rethink its approach.

Speaking to The Independent, TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu addressed the upcoming UN-led informal talks in Geneva, warning that negotiations will fail unless they reflect the realities on the ground.

He stressed that decades of failed federal talks prove that a new approach is needed – one that acknowledges the existence of two separate states on the island.

Ertuğruloğlu also criticised the international community’s continued recognition of the Greek Cypriot administration as the sole authority of Cyprus, despite its rejection of past peace efforts.