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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-04-16
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[01] UN official on Cyprus process
[01] UN official on Cyprus process
UN Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe appeared
sanguine about the prospects of progress surrounding the Cyprus issue,
during a briefing of the UN Security Council in New York City Tuesday
evening over his recent contacts in Nicosia, Athens and Ankara. In
statements made after the closed UN Security Council meeting, he
stressed that the appointment of a special adviser on the Cyprus issue
by UN General Secretary Ban Ki Moon will depend on the conclusions
reached by the technical committees and work teams during the next
three months. He also acknowledged that there are many difficult
issues that have to be resolved, while expressing hope that the process
will move on. Commenting on whether the process will be affected by
the political instability in Turkey, he expressed certainty that Ankara
is very committed to settling the Cyprus issue. Asked whether 2008
might be the year of the Cyprus issue, he commented that the entire
world would have been happy to see negotiations move ahead. Pascoe
referred to the positive developments following the March 21 meeting
and agreement between Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish
Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, such as the reopening of the Ledra
Street Crossing in Nicosia, the establishment of committees and the
prospects for full negotiations aimed at settling the problem based on
the existing agreements, the UN plans and resolutions.
Caption: Lynn Pascoe, the UN Under Secretary General for Political
Affairs, speaks during a press conference at the Ledra Palace in
Nicosia, Cyprus on 02 April 2008, after completing his three-day visit
to the island republic. ANA-MPA/EPA/KATIA CHRISTODOULOU
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