Ban Ki-Moon: “I am ready to support Cyprus talks in every respect”
26 September, 2016Özgürgün: “Turkish Cypriots are not obliged to have a settlement that is created at the mercy of the Greek Cypriot administration”
27 September, 2016
President Mustafa Akıncı has confirmed that the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is ready to contribute to efforts in reaching a settlement in Cyprus, and that he will assist at the highest international level to organize a multilateral meeting.
The President declared that a new stage has begun following the Secretary General’s statements and the trilateral meeting yesterday. He said that discussions with the Secretary General will continue, in order to minimize divergences in four of the chapters and meetings will be held under a different format for the remaining two chapters.
President Akıncı said that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is highly enthusiastic about reaching a solution in Cyprus, and that he wants to witness this achievement.
Expressing his concerns that no time be wasted in reaching a settlement before the end of 2016, Akıncı indicated that new conditions may be made if this opportunity is missed.
President Akıncı highlighted that the Secretary General’s term of office will end at the end of this year, and all participants are aware of the very limited time remaining for a settlement to be reached. He said, “All parties intend for a settlement to be reached, so we must see that all necessary requirements are being met. In this sense, we are ready to do our part, and we expect the same from the Greek Cypriot side.”