Meeting between the General Secretary of AKEL and the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on the Cyprus problem

 

9 June 2026, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

The General Secretary of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou held a meeting today with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, María Angela Olgin, at the offices of the Central Committee of AKEL as part of her official visit to Cyprus.

During a productive meeting, views were exchanged on current developments surrounding the Cyprus problem, following her meetings yesterday with the two leaders.

AKEL on its part expressed the need to safeguard the convergences recorded and the content of the Guterres Framework in a manner that allows for the conclusion of a strategic agreement and subsequently a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem. Towards this end, the General Secretary of AKEL proposed the preparation of a roadmap outlining the next steps, thereby creating realistic prospects for a positive outcome.

The General Secretary of AKEL was accompanied by Stavri Kalopsidiotou, Head of the Cyprus Problem Office of the C.C. of AKEL, Toumazos Tsielepis, former member of the negotiating team, and Elias Demetriou, Head of the Rapprochement Bureau of AKEL.