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Secretary-General to convene talks on Cyprus in Geneva, meet EU leaders in Brussels and receive honorary doctorate
Summary
Secretary-General will meet Cypriot leaders and guarantor powers in Geneva March 17—6, travel to Brussels March 18 for European Union meetings, and receive an honorary doctorate from KU Leuven, the U.N. spokesperson said.
The United Nations said the secretary-general will travel to Geneva on March 17—18 to convene an informal meeting that includes the two Cypriot leaders and the guarantor powers Greece, Turkiye and the United Kingdom, the U.N. spokesperson said.
The Geneva meeting is described as part of the secretary-general's "good offices" efforts on the Cyprus issue and will be hosted at U.N. offices in Geneva. After Geneva, the secretary-general will travel to Brussels on March 18 to meet leaders of the European Union: he is scheduled to speak with the president of the European Commission and the president of the European Council and to attend a working lunch with EU heads of government at the opening of their regular European Council meeting, the spokesperson said. The secretary-general is also scheduled for bilateral meetings while in Brussels and will receive an honorary doctorate at KU Leuven on Friday.
Why it matters: The Geneva meeting brings together key parties and guarantor powers to discuss the way forward on the Cyprus issue under U.N. facilitation. Meetings with EU leaders are part of the secretary-general's recurring engagement with European institutions.
Details and access: The U.N. said the KU Leuven ceremony will be open and viewable on UN Web TV. The spokesperson told reporters that the secretary-general is expected to make brief remarks in Brussels and that media should expect a short public statement rather than a full press conference at the EU building.
Ending: The U.N. said it will issue statements as meetings conclude and that further details on bilateral engagements would be distributed to the press as they become available.
