AKEL calls for the convening of the National Council

 

2 April 2024, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

The President of the Republic referred yesterday to proposals that were presented to him by the Secretary General of the UN during their meeting in Brussels, which he has indeed accepted. He added that he hopes that they would also be accepted by the Turkish Cypriot leadership in the meeting between Ersin Tatar will have with the Secretary General of the UN in New York on 5 April.

AKEL calls on the President of the Republic to convene a meeting of the National Council (Note: An advisory body to the given President of the Republic with the participation of all parliamentary parties and former Presidents on the Cyprus problem) so that the political forces are briefed over the content of the proposals of the UN Secretary General, which Mr Christodoulides has already accepted, and can outline their views.

AKEL reiterates the importance the National Council has as the space where political parties are briefed and there is an exchange of views between the political leadership over matters concerning the Cyprus problem.

2.04.2024