Debate Surrounding Antonio Guterres' Proposal Continues

Following Nikos Christodoulides' recent statement claiming that "the UN, through both Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Personal Representative Maria Angela Holguin, is working towards a new trilateral or quintilateral meeting," discussions on the matter persist.

The Alithia newspaper, under the headline "Nikolas Also Did Not See Guterres' Proposal - There Is No Proposal, Only a Pulse Check for a Meeting - Nikos Christodoulides Playing the Blame Game Without Even a Game," highlights the impressionistic maneuvers of Nikos Christodoulides, once again coming to light.

The newspaper reports that following the National Council meeting, Christodoulides expressed disappointment over the leakage of discussions from the National Council meeting to the press, questioning whether this was an indicator of seriousness. However, it was revealed that the leaks originated directly from the presidency.

The paper notes that only Christodoulides and his circle claim that Guterres made a proposal. Other National Council participants understood that there was no proposal but rather a pulse check or discussion of scenarios to restart the process.

According to the newspaper, DİKO Chairman Nikolas Papadopoulos also stated in his remarks on the issue that he couldn't go so far as to say that there were proposals from the UN Secretary-General's side. He emphasized that it seemed that there was a discussion of potential scenarios for how the process could proceed.

Papadopoulos further noted that it was common ground that the Turkish Cypriot side's complete refusal to engage in dialogue was evident. He emphasized the need to ask Christodoulides which proposal he referred to and what he accepted.

The newspaper concludes by stating that it reached out to party leaders to inquire about the discussions surrounding the alleged proposal and found that everyone they contacted indicated that no proposal was made. Instead, there was a procedural pulse check, and within this framework, the possibility of a trilateral meeting was discussed. Nikos Christodoulides stated that he was also ready for a quintilateral meeting.