‘I am more hopeful about a Cyprus solution than I was before Guterres came’

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that he is now “more hopeful” that a solution to the Cyprus problem can be achieved than he was before United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived on the island at the beginning of the week.

“I see Guterres’ visit to the island as important and positive. I think Guterres’ visit has demonstrated to those here the extent of his interest in the Cyprus problem,” Erhurman said upon his return to his official residence following...