"UN intends to hold a reception with leaders next week"

It has been reported that the United Nations (UN) is planning to hold a reception next week, as the new UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cyprus and the Chief of Mission of the UN Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, arrived on the island yesterday to take office.

Fileleftheros newspaper, in its news titled “A One-to-One Meeting with a Social Content is Held - Anastasiades and Tatar Meeting Within the Framework of the Reception Due to Colin Stewart's Arrival”, the UN's intention is to hold a reception with the participation of both leaders next week, and that the reception will be held at the UN General Assembly. He pointed out that it will be held due to the takeover of his secretary's new Special Representative for Cyprus, Colin Stewart.

According to the information obtained by the Greek Cypriot News Agency KİPE, it was stated that the reception has not been finalized yet, it will depend on the response of the leaders and whether they will attend the reception, as well as on epidemiological facts.

According to the planning, the newspaper wrote that the reception is planned to be held on Tuesday, 14 December at 19:00 and that 30-40 people will be invited to the reception due to the pandemic, and that apart from the two leaders, members of the negotiation groups of the two sides and the ambassadors of the UN Security Council Permanent Member countries will be invited to the reception. recorded.

It was stated that official invitations have not been sent yet, but the parties were aware of the UN's intention to bring the two leaders together due to Colin Stewart's arrival on the island.

The newspaper also wrote that Stewart will hold separate meetings with the two leaders at the end of this week and that a clearer picture will emerge in the meetings, and that Stewart will also meet with UN Peacekeepers stationed in Nicosia and other regions this week, as well as members of the Missing Persons Committee. He said they would meet.

On the other hand, reminding that President Ersin Tatar and Greek Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis held their last joint meeting in New York last September, within the framework of a working dinner organized by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the newspaper stated that the two leaders have not had any further contact since then. He added that Colin Stewart, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Cyprus, will try to change that.

News on Alithia “New Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Arrived with Hope for Permanent Peace- UN Plans to Host a Reception at Ledra Palace with the Participation of the Provincial Leader Due to Colin Stewart's Arrival in Cyprus”, in Haravgi “The New Secretary General of the UN Special Representative in Cyprus - Reception at Ledra Palace due to Stewart's Arrival”, and Politis with the headlines “UN Secretary General's New Special Representative for Cyprus in Cyprus Arrives in Hope of Efficient Cooperation - Colin Stewart Glew in the Amidst of Complete Inactivity”.