Yıldırım: “We did not take a step back in our case of more than half a century and we will not hereafter”
2 June, 2016Yıldırım: “We sincerely expect a solution within the next year”
2 June, 2016On 1 June, the Members of the CMP, Ms. Gülden Plümer Küçük, Mr. Nestoras Nestoros and Mr. Paul-Henri Arni met with the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. The Members briefed the Secretary-General on progress made and challenges faced by the CMP.
The Secretary-General reaffirmed his support to the Members and expressed the United Nations’ commitment to provide access to all relevant archives for the purpose of helping the CMP find information on possible burial sites of missing persons. He further expressed hope that a pragmatic way would be found to obtain information from all other relevant archives.
On 31 May Ban Ki-moon opened a photo exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters which documents the work of the CMP in Cyprus. In his opening remarks, he underlined the importance of the CMP’s humanitarian work for reconciliation.
The CMP Members had additional meetings with the United Nations Departments of Political Affairs and Peacekeeping Operations as well as with the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP.