Nicosia[/B] will continue to make representations primarily to the European Union and the United Nations, as well as to Washington, London and other centres that can exert influence on Turkey's side.
Added to the occasional threats of a new fait accompli in the enclosed area of Varosha was the statement by the so-called "prime minister" in the occupied territories, Unal Ustel, that the opening of the closed city is scheduled to take place in the coming period, after the "municipal elections" scheduled for December 25, 2022, on Christmas Day.
The concern of the government and the entire political leadership has to do with the general lack of prospects for some positive development in the Cyprus problem, which would create the conditions for the resumption of a new effort to find a solution. The Turkish side insists on a two-state solution and its every move serves the narrative of 'sovereign equality', which directly refers to a confederal solution.
Apart from the lack of will to take steps that would bring the two sides within the range of a basic understanding, the Turkish Cypriot leadership is promoting the upgrading of the pseudo-state by demanding the signing of a separate agreement with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force, as is the case with the Republic of Cyprus. Nicosia has made representations to the United Nations, which however does not seem to favour any initiative before the new President of the Republic takes office in March 2023, while the parliamentary and presidential elections to be held in Turkey in June next year are certainly considered a milestone for the plans.
The social meeting between the President of the Republic and the Turkish Cypriot leader at the United Nations reception in Nicosia on Wednesday night did not add anything new to the big picture, which does not allow the slightest optimism for any substantial development.Nicos Anastasiades and Ersin Tatar met after seven months, responding to an invitation from UNFICYP chief in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, who said they would have the opportunity to meet again before the end of President Anastasiades' term.
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