NICOSIA US President Joe Biden (R) holds a bilateral meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 30, 2024. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ( TRNC ) has strongly criticized a recent meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides, warning that the rights of Türkiye and Turkish Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean cannot be ignored. TRNC Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu