Turkish and Greek political party meetings 36 years old – Cyprus Newspaper

Due to the 36th anniversary of the start of the two -communal political party meetings held under the auspices of Slovak Embassy, ​​a ceremony was held in front of the Peace Monument around the Ledra Palace Hotel with meetings.

The ceremony attended the ceremony, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Republic of Turkey, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Cyprus and UN Cyprus Peace Force Mission Chief Colin Stewart and some foreign mission representatives.

In his speech here, Stewart said that there are new opportunities in the solution of the Cyprus problem, and the UN Secretary General’s Personal Representative of Cyprus María ángella Holguín Cuéllar will soon come to the island for preparation.

Chovanec

In his speech, Rastislav Chovanec recalled that the first meeting under the auspices of the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot political parties was in Prague on May 16, 1989.

Stating that over 450 meetings have been held so far, Chovanec said that their only aim is to help the two communities converge.

Stating that 18 political parties from the TRNC and Southern Cyprus participated in the two -communal dialogue meetings under the auspices of Slovak Embassy, ​​Chovanec pointed out that the meetings were held within the framework of Chatman House rules

Chovanec is the only direct communication tool of these meetings, political parties in the two parts and a long -term confidence -enhancing activity; He said that it is important for discussing issues concerning two societies and everyday life of individuals and helping a EU member country without any expectation.

Stating that the window of finding solutions to the Cyprus problem was once again opened, Chovanec wished that Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders would show political courage.

“I hope that the leaders will show the political courage, goodwill and statesmanship necessary to find a permanent, acceptable and fair solution under the UN auspices of the Cyprus problem, Chova said Chovanec.

Stating that all Cypriots deserve a solution, Chovavanc said, “Slovakia, which has held a two -communal political party meeting for nearly 40 years, has shown that it has not a secret agenda.”

Chovanec said that Slovakia is ready to maintain these studies as long as political parties demand.

Noting that alternative options are worse than the dialogue and communication option, Chovanec completed his speech with the words, « If you’re not on the table, you’re probably on the menu ».

Stewart

Molin Stewart, the Special Representative of the Cyprus of the Secretary General of the Cypriot and the UN Cyprus Peace Force Mission Chief Colin Stewart stated that two -interior political party meetings filled an important place from the communication vaccine of the two communities and that the meetings were the only communication tools in difficult times.

Stating that the joint statements published at the end of the meeting reflect the current common opinion of political parties, Stewart emphasized that the political party meetings under the auspices of Slovak Embassy were the only platform that brings together political parties from the two sections.

Stewart said that Slovakia has made significant contributions to the peace mission on the island for a long time and said that over 4,500 Slovak personnel have been serving under the mission of peace on the island. Stewart commemorated two troops who lost their lives.

Stating that there are “new opportunities de at the solution of the Cyprus problem, Stewart said that María ángel Holguín Cuéllar, the personal representative of the UN Secretary General of the UN Secretary General María ángel Holguín Cuéllar, will soon come to the island to prepare for the next step of the political process.

Stewart called on political parties attending meetings by the Slovak Embassy to continue to participate in meetings and to continue the dialogue. Stewart said that the communication between political parties is critical in terms of “the two sides to understand each other better” and that the meetings also help the solution process.

10 thousand euros from Slovakia to KŞK

Slovakia’s Lost Persons Committee of 10 thousand euros in the ceremony was announced.

187 peacekeeping staff who lost their lives in the monument was placed in the monument. As part of the ceremony, the donation tree planted in 2024 was also watered.