Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes there is \u201ca historic opportunity\u201d for a breakthrough in upcoming negotiations that would reunite the island of Cyprus after more than four decades, the United Nations said on Friday.<\/p>\n
The new UN chief will be opening and chairing a conference on 12 January with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders and Cyprus\u2019 three guarantors \u2014\u00a0Britain, Greece and Turkey \u2014 that will be seeking agreement on post-settlement security arrangements, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.<\/p>\n
The Geneva conference will follow three days of talks between the island\u2019s Greek Cypriot Leader, Nicos Anastasiades, and President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 starting 9 January to try to reach a settlement. \u201cWe\u2019re at a very decisive phase in the Cyprus peace talks,\u201d Dujarric said. \u201cAt this point it\u2019s really about being supportive of the process and seeing how the parties can finally bridge the final gaps.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guterres met on Thursday with Turkey\u2019s Foreign Minister Mevlut \u00c7avu\u015fo\u011flu and late Friday afternoon with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. The secretary-general \u201cappealed to all parties to use this opportunity to find a creative and mutually acceptable solution that address the concerns of both communities,\u201d Dujarric said.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Dujarric said that Gutteres emphasized \u201cthe historic opportunity\u201d in his meeting and \u201cunderlined the need for mutually acceptable solutions that address the concerns of both communities.\u201d He said the secretary-general also \u201cexpressed hope that all parties would demonstrate the necessary creativity in seeking innovative solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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