Maria Angela Holguín to meet with bicommunal technical committees during upcoming Cyprus visit

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguín, is scheduled to visit the island this November to hold a trilateral meeting with the President of the Republic and the Turkish Cypriot leader. During this trip, she intends to convene with the bicommunal Technical Committees to evaluate the progress of various ongoing initiatives. While an exact date for this meeting has not yet been determined, members of the committees have already been notified of the plan.

Michalis Loizides, the Greek Cypriot Co-Chair of the Technical Committee on the Environment, described the current state of preparation as being in full swing. The committees aim to showcase advancements on approximately 20 specific initiatives that were last discussed in July. According to Loizides, the United Nations maintains a positive view of these efforts, believing that the work performed by these committees yields practical results in bridging the gap between the two communities at the civil society level. This focus on local engagement is expected to accelerate the momentum of cross-community projects throughout the remainder of the year.