Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will chair a session of the National Council, the country's top advisory body, on Friday, during which he will inform political party leaders about the latest developments in the efforts for the resumption of Cyprus talks and the recent European Council's outcomes on EU-Turkish relations. In a written statement earlier this week, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis had said the President, during the meeting that will take place at 10:30 (07:30 GMT), at the Presidential Palace, the President of the President of the Republic will brief the body about recent developments in the Cyprus issue. He further noted, that President Christodoulides will also brief the National Council about the outcomes of the recent European Council in relation to EU-Turkish relations. Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar of Colombia as his personal envoy for Cyprus, to assume a Good Offices role on his behalf and search for common ground on the way forward in the Cyprus issue. Source: Cyprus News Agency
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