Former Disy president Averof Neophytou lambasted President Nikos Christodoulides over his handling of the Cyprus issue on Wednesday, arguing that the real concern was progress towards a settlement rather than whether the president would take a summer holiday. Christodoulides had earlier said that he would not be taking a holiday in August so he could concentrate on the Cyprus problem. He further criticised the lack of progress on opening new crossing points, recalling that Christodoulides had committed in March 2025 to opening four. “As of March 2025, you committed to opening four crossing points. The intervention comes after discussions over new crossing points remained deadlocked during UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ visit to Cyprus last week.