The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, exchanged views on the issue of aliens, asylum, citizenship and immigration, Lisa Buttenheim, Special Representative of the Secretary General in Cyprus, has said.

The meeting took place at the residence of the UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus Liza Buttenheim, in the UN-protected area in Nicosia, and lasted around five hours.

Speaking after the meeting, which took place in the context of UN-led intensified direct talks to solve the Cyprus problem, Buttenheim said that “the Leaders will meet again on Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 in light of the Council of Ministers meeting that Mr. Christofias must attend that morning. Meanwhile, the Leaders agreed that their Representatives will meet at 9.30 on Wednesday morning to continue the discussions of this issue”, she added.

Asked if the leaders exchanged proposals, Buttenheim said that they exchanged views. “Basically on citizenship, but we also include aliens, asylum and immigration”, she added.

Asked if they begun the discussions on their meeting with the UN Secretary General, that is planned to take place in New York next October, Buttenheim said that they did not discuss that issue