The United States welcomes
the decision of the two Cyprus leaders to resume peace talks on Friday and
encourage the parties to reach a settlement the soonest possible.
In a written statement
issued yesterday, the White House’s National Security Council Spokesperson
Bernadette Meehan noted the following:
“The United States welcomes the announcement
that Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders will resume settlement talks on
May 15. We reaffirm our full support for the UN-facilitated process under
UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, and we reiterate our willingness to assist
the process in any way the parties find useful. We encourage the parties
to reach a settlement as soon as possible to reunify the island as a bizonal,
bicommunal federation, which would benefit all Cypriots as well as the wider
region.”
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13/5/2015
