Türkiye reiterates two-state position on Cyprus to UN envoy

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has told the United Nations secretary-general’s personal envoy on Cyprus that Türkiye sees the coexistence of two states on the island as the most realistic basis for a settlement, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Fidan met Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus, in Ankara on June 15.

The meeting focused on recent developments regarding the Cyprus issue and Holguin Cuellar’s contacts last week with the island’s two leaders, the ministry said.

Fidan said Ankara supported Guterres’ efforts on Cyprus.