The National Council, the top advisory body to the President of the Republic on the handling of the Cyprus problem, will convene on Friday.

President Demetris Christofias has convened the meeting to discuss developments in the Cyprus issue.

The meeting will take place ahead of the forthcoming meeting of President Christofias with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Dervis Eroglu, in New York, at the end of October.