As part of his visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Faidan held a tête-à-tête meeting first, which lasted about 30 minutes.

This was followed by an inter-delegation meeting attended by government partners and senior officials.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth, and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu, Minister of Public Works and Transportation Erhan Arıklı, Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu and relevant ministry undersecretaries were present at the meeting.

TRNC Ambassador to Ankara İsmet Korukoğlu; and Turkish Ambassador to Lefkoşa Yasin Ekrem Serim also took part in the inter-delegation meeting.

Both meetings were held behind closed doors with no press statements provided.

Earlier in the afternoon, the Turkish Foreign Minister held a separate meeting with his TRNC counterpart Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu.