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Informal trilateral meeting to be held in NY but expectations low
Alithia, Haravgi, Kathimerini, Phileleftheros, Politis
Negotiations Process
OVERVIEW
The papers report that UN Secretary General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres confirmed that he will be participating in a joint informal meeting with both leaders in New York, with Politis and Kathimerini noting that the most likely date for the meeting to be held is September 27.
President Nicos Anastasiades departed for New York on Saturday, accompanied by the Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulidis and Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos, and will address the 76th UN General Assembly on September 24, at 4 pm Cyprus time).
Phileleftheros reports that Guterres, who doesn’t want to hold another meeting that will confirm the chasm between the two sides, agreed to hold a joint meeting with the two leaders at the suggestion of the British, who want to see meetings being held regardless of whether any results are achieved.
The papers report that expectations are low for the upcoming trilateral given the chasm between the two sides, while negotiations are far from resuming since preparatory work towards this end has not been conducted. Politis writes that the best possible outcome is an announcement regarding the appointment of a new special advisor to the UNSG on the Cyprus problem, replacing Espen Barth Eide who held the post last, a development which the Turkish side blocked in Geneva. Phileleftheros agrees that TC leader Ersin Tatar will likely agree to the appointment of a special advisor, but remains wary that this development will allow for any new negotiations, noting that the TC side’s acceptance will more likely be a carrot allowing it to then take out the stick.
Kathimerini reports that it is not unlikely that a short joint announcement will be issued after the meeting, with the leaders expressing their readiness to resume negotiations but without going into more detail.
Politis reports that the trilateral meeting will likely not see the participation of the two sides’ chief negotiators. The paper reports that both the UN and Brussels believe that the Tatar is more realistic, logical and practical, and realises that that the regime in the north cannot be recognised or admitted into the EU as a separate entity, when he is not accompanied by the TC negotiator Ergun Olgun, who is considered to be staunchly in favour of a two-state solution.
Haravgi reports that the UNSG isn’t expected to hear anything new from the TC side, but what remains to be seen is whether Guterres will want to table a clear framework for the resumption of talks with each side to be left to decide, since if he doesn’t no developments are expected.
Alithia reports that before leaving for New York, Tatar continued issuing provocative announcements regarding his support for two states and that he has abandoned the framework of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
Politis reports that what Anastasiades is concerned about is how to protect the Republic of Cyprus’ (RoC) ‘day after’ – its status within the EU and internationally – in the event that the TCs decide to abandon the federation and carve their own path.
Regarding Britain’s ideas, Politis reports citing an undisclosed member of the National Council that these could prove to be able to break the impasse, as long as the British make the necessary clarifications and show that their ideas are balanced in satisfying the needs of both sides. That would mean granting TCs equality, autonomy, decentralisation, and GCs a single representation of a federal level, the abolition of guarantees, the return of territory and the continuation of the RoC in the event that TCs secede.
Kathimerini reports that some months ago, the GC side submitted to the UN a specific and detailed document describing how it believes a decentralised federation could be implemented, with the EU and Britain also informed of its contents. Citing diplomatic sources, the paper reports the document was drafted in response to criticism that the GC side doesn’t know what it wants in the Cyprus problem. The paper writes that though the document was drafted before the informal summit in Geneva, it was not submitted there but was handed out to involved bodies.