Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held a strategic telephone with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, as Athens and Nicosia align their diplomatic efforts ahead of a potential breakthrough in the dormant Cyprus peace process.
Mr. Christodoulides briefed the prime minister on his high-stakes meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.
The encounter, scheduled to take place in the presence of UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy Maria Angela Holguín, aims to lay the groundwork for restarting formal negotiations to reunify the island.
The call underscores the close coordination between the two governments as the diplomatic landscape shifts.
The meeting with Mr. Erhürman is viewed as a critical test of whether common ground can be found to resume talks that collapsed in Crans-Montana in 2017.
During the conversation, the two leaders also exchanged views on the next steps for the UN mission, specifically ahead of Ms. Holguín’s upcoming visit to Athens.
Her tour is expected to include consultations with guarantor powers to gauge support for a new round of comprehensive talks.
Mr. Mitsotakis reiterated Greece's steadfast support for a solution based on UN Security Council resolutions.
The renewed diplomatic push comes as the international community seeks to capitalize on the momentum provided by the new Turkish Cypriot leadership to end the decades-long division of the island.