President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides went to his meeting on Wednesday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar "with optimism", he stated in his remarks upon exiting the Presidential Palace. The President made the remark on his way to the UN-controlled area of Nicosia Airport where together with Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, in the presence of UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, they are holding their first meeting after the informal meeting in broader format, in Geneva, last month.