The President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades arrived on 18:35 at the Ledra Palace venue for the reception hosted by the United Nations in Cyprus on the occasion of the end of the year.
He was greeted by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Colin Stewart.
Five minutes later T/C leader Ersin Tatar arrived and the two leaders shook hands.
Among those attending the reception are associates of the two leaders, foreign Ambassadors accredited to Cyprus, members of the bi-communal Technical Committees and civil society from both sides.
Earlier today President Anastasiades said he does not expect through social meetings, such as the one tonight with the Turkish Cypriot leader at the UN event, to achieve the goal of resuming dialogue.
He noted that he is promoting the engagement of the EU in cooperation with the United Nations in order to avoid new Turkish fait accompli in the midst of electoral processes in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey and to prepare the ground for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of UN resolutions and the European acquis, and that he hopes that the determination of the UN Secretary General on the Cyprus problem will be demonstrated by the appointment of a special envoy as he has proposed.
Source: CNA
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