Towards the Geneva Summit
Date Added: 17 March 2025

Geneva will once again host the informal Cyprus meeting.

The expanded-format informal meeting on Cyprus, held under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will be attended by the parties in Cyprus as well as the guarantor countries – Türkiye, Greece, and the United Kingdom.

The Informal Geneva Summit will begin on Monday evening with a dinner for delegation leaders and will conclude on Tuesday with bilateral meetings between delegations and the broader 5+1 informal meeting.

President Ersin Tatar will once again put forward the proposal for a “two-state solution based on sovereign equality in Cyprus,” which is also supported by Türkiye.

The 5+1 informal Cyprus summit, hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, begins on Monday in Geneva.

President Ersin Tatar has travelled to Geneva for the meetings, which will be attended by the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot sides, along with the three guarantor countries – Türkiye, Greece, and the United Kingdom.

According to an information note shared by the UN regarding the draft program, the expanded informal meeting will begin today at 7pm Geneva time (8pm Cyprus time) with a dinner hosted by the UN Secretary-General for delegation leaders at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Each delegation leader will be accompanied by one person at the dinner.

The program will continue tomorrow at 10am Cyprus time at the Intercontinental Hotel with bilateral meetings between the UN Secretary-General and each delegation.

Each delegation leader will be accompanied by five people in these bilateral meetings. The UN will directly coordinate with delegations for scheduling.

Following this, at 12:30pm Cyprus time, the broader 5+1 informal meeting will commence at the UN Office in Geneva with the participation of all parties.

Delegation leaders will again be accompanied by five people each.

The 5+1 informal meeting will begin with an opening speech by the UN Secretary-General, followed by statements from delegation leaders.

The information note also mentioned that the UN encourages each delegation to ensure meaningful participation of women in their teams.

The expanded informal meeting is expected to conclude at 3:30pm Cyprus time.