Nikos Christodoulides

Turkish Cyprus President Ersin Tatar is scheduled to meet with his Southern Cypriot counterpart at an informal gathering in New York on Oct. 15, upon the invitation of United Nations chief Antonio Guterres.

An informal dinner between Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will take place on Tuesday at the UN headquarters in New York.

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The informal dinner between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, in the presence of the UN Secretary-General, will take place next Tuesday at 7:00 PM at the UN headquarters in New York, according to UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq during a press briefing.

The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is poised to open a new branch in Cyprus, aimed at attracting both local and international students, including Greeks.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to hold talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York next week, the latest push to kickstart stalled talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem.

Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar has stated that the long-term goal of his country is to reconstruct the once-abandoned area of Varosha in order to reintegrate it into the national economy.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will meet for dinner in New York on October 15, a UN spokesman says.

"The date is October 15. And, obviously, we will share more information more information with you when we get it," Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters.

The tripartite meeting with the U.N. chief will not entertain the idea of a federation, said the top diplomat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Wednesday.

"The secretary-general invited the two leaders to a dinner," Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu told reporters in Washington, D.C. "They will meet at a three-way dinner in New York on Oct. 15."