The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, UNIFICYP said that the two leaders had an informal discussion which was open and constructive.

The statement was issued by the UN following the meeting held on neutral ground, at the home of UNFICYP chief Colin Stewart in the buffer zone in Lefkoşa.

“Mr. Christodoulides and Mr. Tatar addressed several issues, including the recent devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria that claimed thousands of lives, amongst them Turkish Cypriots, and they expressed their sympathy for the victims and their families,” the spokesperson for the mission said in a written statement.

“They had an informal discussion which was open and constructive,” the statement added.