President Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar again ahead of the arrival of United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo.

Tatar’s special representative Gunes Onar confirmed to the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday that the Turkish Cypriot side will suggest that the meeting take place on February 7.

He added that on the day prior, February 6, Tatar will be engaged with commemorations for the second anniversary of the two deadly earthquakes which struck southeastern Turkey in 2023, and that as such, “February 7 is the date we have in mind”.

The pair are expected to once again discuss the opening of new crossing points between the island’s two sides, as well as confidence-building measures.

CyBC had earlier reported that the meeting would likely take place on February 7 or February 8, while it had also said Christodoulides will meet UN special representative Colin Stewart on Friday to set a date for the next leaders’ meeting.

DiCarlo is then set to hold separate meetings with Tatar and Christodoulides on February 10, before travelling to both Ankara and Athens to meet members of the Turkish and Greek governments.

DiCarlo’s visit is set to come ahead of a planned “enlarged meeting” on the Cyprus problem which will involve Cyprus’ three guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, as well as the UN, and will likely take place in March.