Turkish Cypriot leader receives Turkey's top diplomat

Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci on Monday received Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Following their meeting, which lasted for about an hour-and-a-half, a roundtable meeting started with the participation of Cavusoglu and political party leaders from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) parliament.

Akinci is chair of the meeting, attended by TRNC Prime Minister Ersin Tatar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay, Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Tufan Erhurman, and other party leaders.

Cavusoglu is also due to meet with Prime Minister Tatar after holding a joint news conference with President Akinci.