A high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey is expected to take place in October, focusing on efforts to restart talks on the Cyprus issue and the future of EU-Turkey relations, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday.
Speaking to journalists, he said he had been informed of the planned meeting following recent discussions in New York with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as talks between Guterres and EU leaders. The meeting, being organised at the request of the UN Secretary-General, aims to explore ways to create the conditions needed to resume negotiations on the Cyprus issue.