Cypriot leaders agree to open two new crossing points

On November 9, 2026, the two leaders of the Cypriot communities held a three-and-a-half-hour meeting in the presence of UN Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguin. The session aimed to discuss confidence-building measures and a broader negotiation framework with only 50 days remaining before UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concludes his tenure.

The parties reached an agreement to simultaneously open two new crossing points: Loutrozina-Lympia and Kampos-Karavostasi. While this outcome falls short of some initial expectations for more extensive measures, it serves as a catalyst for future diplomatic progress. The Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides, presented a list of 19 proposed measures, and the decision to open the specific crossings was confirmed by Aleem Siddique, the spokesperson for the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.

This meeting marks a significant step toward restarting formal negotiations. The primary consequence of the agreement is the clear path it has created for a high-level trilateral meeting between the two leaders and Antonio Guterres, which is expected to take place in the coming weeks. Discussions regarding methodology and the substantive aspects of the Cyprus issue are set to continue in the near future.