Eide could be back next week

GREEK Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis has just wrapped up meetings in Washington with high ranking officials of the American government, members of Congress and think tanks.

Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Mavroyiannis said his contacts took place within the framework of cooperation between Nicosia and Washington, adding that he briefed his interlocutors on developments in the Cyprus issue and they exchanged views.

Mavroyiannis said the Greek Cypriot side was looking forward to the continuation of Cyprus talks, should the circumstances allow.

He said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Espen Barth Eide was set to travel to Cyprus next week, but this had yet to be confirmed.

Mavroyiannis arrived in Washington on Monday and during his stay he held meetings with Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Amanda Sloat, VP Joe Biden’s Adviser Colin Kahl, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez and other members of the Senate.

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