Why the EU holds the key to Cyprus’s 5+1 meeting

The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Cyprus problem, María Ángela Holguín, is in Ankara for talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, as diplomatic activity around a planned summer 5+1 informal meeting intensifies.

The Holguín-Fidan talks are considered significant for the next phase of efforts on the Cyprus problem and, in particular, for the expected 5+1 meeting in mid-summer, according to Phileleftheros. Holguín is then due to travel to Athens for talks with Greek...