Cyprus leaders agree to open two new crossings

The crossings will link Akıncılar (Louroujina) with Limya (Lympia) and Kambo (Kampos) with Gemikonağı (Karavostasi). The UN gave no opening date.

The UN described the meeting in the UN Protected Area as positive. The leaders also discussed other possible crossings, how future negotiations would be conducted and the main issues in the Cyprus dispute.

They agreed to resume the Imagine education project under the Technical Committee on Education, share archival material through the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage and move ahead with joint environmental projects.

The two leaders will also instruct the Technical Committee on Crisis Management to set up a system for responding quickly to emergencies. The cultural heritage committee will proceed with the restoration of several Maronite churches and an Armenian monastery.

Discussions on further crossings and the wider Cyprus talks will continue in the coming weeks, including at a meeting between the two leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.