Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that there was an understanding during the informal dinner between the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, himself and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, that took place on October 15, in New York, that a bilateral meeting between him and Tatar will precede a multilateral meeting on Cyprus. Moreover, Christodoulides expressed readiness and hope that this bilateral meeting will take place as soon as next week.