UN envoy María Ángela Holguín is due to meet Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman in Nicosia on 9 November. The meeting is scheduled for 11:00 local time in the UN Protected Area.
Why confidence-building comes first
The immediate question is whether the two communities can agree on practical steps that make cooperation easier. Such measures can improve daily contact and help establish whether there is enough agreement for talks in a wider format.
Holguín has linked the prospect of a broader meeting to progress on those measures. The next development to look for is a concrete step agreed by both leaders and a timetable for carrying it out.
