Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has again voiced Ankara’s support for a two-state solution in Cyprus, raising the issue just before U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to travel to the island. The position was restated during Fidan’s meeting in Ankara with Guterres’ personal envoy.
The timing puts Turkey’s Cyprus policy back into focus as the United Nations prepares for another round of attention on the long-running dispute. By repeating its preference for a two-state settlement, Ankara signaled that its core approach remains unchanged ahead of the U.N. chief’s visit.
The latest talks in Ankara suggest that diplomatic contacts are continuing even as major differences over the future of Cyprus remain. Guterres’ upcoming trip is likely to be closely watched for any sign of movement, especially on whether the sides can narrow their gap on the framework for a possible settlement.
Cyprus has long been the subject of competing visions for how the island should be governed, and Fidan’s renewed message underlines Turkey’s effort to keep the two-state model central in discussions. With the U.N. secretary-general heading to Cyprus, the issue is once again moving to the front of the regional diplomatic agenda.
