Christodoulides eyes Fitto meeting as Guterres visit looms

Politics Antonio GuterresCyprus problemEuropean UnionNikos ChristodoulidesTop NewsUnited Nations Christodoulides eyes Fitto meeting as Guterres visit looms Christodoulides 1974 Coup Memorial Relevant News Christodoulides eyes Fitto meeting as Guterres visit looms 24 July 2026 Ambulance blocked by bollards as woman lies injured in Paphos 24 July 2026 Guterres’s Cyprus visit part of intense political push, UN peacekeeping chief says 24 July 2026 newsroom 24 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber President Nikos Christodoulides may meet EU Special Envoy Raffaele Fitto on Saturday, straight after his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, he told journalists on Thursday. Christodoulides was speaking to reporters as he arrived at the inauguration of the “Holy Cross Square and Traditional Core of Omodos” regeneration project, where he was due to give a speech. Athens trip tied to Guterres visit Asked about his upcoming trip to Athens, he said he would travel there on Saturday morning for an exchange of views and coordination, adding that the meeting was considered necessary given the UN Secretary-General’s upcoming visit. He raised the possibility of meeting Fitto immediately afterwards, describing it as something that could happen straight after the Mitsotakis meeting. “Momentum” from Cyprus’s own strategy Christodoulides said Cyprus wants to build on momentum it has largely created itself, through its own moves and strategy. His goal, he repeated, remains restarting negotiations from where they were interrupted in 2017, based on the agreed framework. Holguín briefed by EU Asked separately about Personal Envoy María Ángela Holguín, Christodoulides said she had been in Brussels and had met Fitto, where she was briefed on the EU’s positions on the Cyprus problem. Those positions, he said, “fully align with the positions of the Republic of Cyprus.” Holguín’s schedule ahead of Guterres’s arrival Christodoulides said Holguín has an important meeting today in Turkey, where she will see the Turkish Foreign Minister, before then travelling on to Cyprus. He added that contacts were under way for a further meeting with Holguín on Sunday or early Monday, ahead of the UN Secretary-General’s arrival. (Information from Cyprus News Association) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Ambulance blocked by bollards as woman lies injured in Paphos Guterres’s Cyprus visit part of intense political push, UN peacekeeping chief says We’ve had enough of the riddles and the half-truths Over half of Poles visiting Cyprus now stay in Paphos, data shows Could Andy Burnham reset Britain’s relationship with the EU? Fytiris orders rapid-response teams in every province after highway chaos Ultrafine air pollution linked to two million deaths a year, Cyprus Institute researchers find Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.