Overview
- Christodoulides said Turkey cannot move closer to the European Union if it insists on a two-state outcome for Cyprus.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he received a concrete proposal with interest and signaled readiness for Germany to take part during Cyprus's upcoming EU presidency.
- President Tayyip Erdogan reiterated that a two-state arrangement is, in Turkey's view, the most realistic way to resolve the island's division.
- New Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman asserted Turkish Cypriots' equal founding-partner status and sovereign rights while expressing readiness to engage in negotiations or practical cooperation.
- Cyprus, divided since 1974 with talks stalled since 2017, remains split between the internationally recognized south and a north recognized only by Turkey.