President Nikos Christodoulides is ready to restart Cyprus reunification negotiations. He has a detailed plan for peace. The President spoke at Frederick University. He said new talks must use the old plan. Talks should start where they stopped in 2017. This shows he wants to use past work. He does not want to start everything again.
The President will organize a big conference. Leaders have agreed to this idea. It will help more people join the talks. President Christodoulides also said something important. He denied that Greek Cypriots do not want fair sharing. He said this is not why talks stopped.
The President talked about Turkey's and Turkish Cypriot leaders' ideas. He mentioned a two-state solution. He asked Tufan Erhurman, the Turkish Cypriot leader, to speak clearly. President Christodoulides said, "Turkey wants a two-state solution. If Mr. Erhurman agrees, he should say it publicly." This will help understand their goals for peace.
The President also said that politics will not stop the peace effort. The EU presidency and elections will not delay talks. He wants to keep working on the island's division. This shows his strong will.
These statements follow recent talks. Mr. Erhurman and UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin also made statements. President Christodoulides believes UN resolutions offer a good plan. He wants to follow this plan for a federal solution. He will tell Mr. Erhurman his plan on February 24th.