Leaders and representatives of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot political parties participating in the routine bi-communal meetings organised by the Slovakian Embassy met on Wednesday at the Ledra Palace.

A joint communiqué was issued at the end of the meeting.

In the joint communiqué that was made public after the meeting, the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot political parties reiterated their continued willingness to regularly meet in the format of the bi-communal dialogue under the auspices of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in order to contribute to the creation of a positive political atmosphere and to the enhancing of trust and dialogue on the island and to discuss topics of common concern for both communities aiming at a comprehensive, just and viable solution of the Cyprus problem.

“Political parties appreciated the importance of the inclusivity and openness within the bi-communal dialogue as well as the participation of the largest possible representation of the political spectrum from both communities,” the communiqué read.

The next meeting of the leaders and the representatives of the political parties will be held in September in the presence of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Mr. Colin Stewart.