Statements
by Ms Lisa Buttenheim after the meeting today
between
the President of the Republic and the Turkish Cypriot leader
The
UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Ms Lisa
Buttenheim read a statement after today’s meeting between the
President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the Turkish
Cypriot leader, Mr Dervis Eroglu, at the Nicosia Airport and said
that the two leaders agreed to conclude the current phase of UN-led
negotiations for a comprehensive Cyprus solution as soon as possible.
Ms
Buttenheim said that the meeting took place in a constructive and
cordial atmosphere and the leaders agreed to submit and to continue
submitting proposals on all core issues, as well as to conclude this
phase as soon as possible. They also discussed the issue of
revitalizing the technical committees and possible confidence
building measures as well as other substantive issues, related to
different chapters.
The
Special Representative announced that the leaders agreed to meet
twice a month, with the next meetings taking place on June 23 and
July 7.
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