The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides met in Athens on Thursday to discuss a host of political and economic issues, including their common goal of restarting talks on the issue of occupied Cyprus.
The two countries sought to align agendas as both countries will hold key meetings in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
From the side of Greece, Mitsotakis will meet with Turkey’s President Erdogan and plans to address the Cyprus issue, according to reports at ERT.
Meanwhile, Cyprus is pushing to restart discussions through a trilateral meeting between the Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, the President of Cyprus and the Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
ERT clarifies that the dates and times of the abovementioned meetings have not yet been determined.
However, there is a general sense that it is a good time to address Cyprus due to the improved relations between Athens and Ankara as of late, and the need for more geopolitical stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On another note, the leaders of Greece and Cyprus also discussed the ongoing disagreement of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, which has been at an impasse for months now over the capital both countries will put into the project, the cost-sharing ratio, and other matters. While nothing was immediately settled, both countries affirmed their interest in the project and committment to overcome the issues at hand.
