US EditionUN talks with rival leaders of Cyprus fail to reach deal on new border crossings
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Four key initiatives have been achieved, including environmental and demining agreements, as UN and Cyprus leaders continue efforts toward a peaceful resolution, officials said.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres failed to reach a deal with the rival leaders of Cyprus on new border crossings, though he called the meetings 'constructive' and saw progress on other agreed initiatives.
- The Mediterranean island has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup attempt to unite Cyprus with Greece, with Turkey the only country recognizing the Turkish Cypriot declaration of independence.
- While the agreed framework aims for a reunified Cyprus as a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot federation, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar demands a two-state deal, rejecting formal negotiations without recognition of 'sovereign equality and equal international status.
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UN chief calls Cyprus peace talks ‘constructive’
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that meetings between Cyprus’s rival leaders at the organization’s New York headquarters were “constructive,” even as questions remained about crossing points on the divided island. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar have been holding talks and had reached a
Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of a just and sustainable solution, based on UN Security Council resolutions and EU principles.
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Cyprus leaders to continue discussions on confidence building, says UN
(Reuters) -Leaders of ethnically split Cyprus have agreed to continue discussions towards confidence building, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, in a dispute which has kept NATO partners Greece and Turkey at odds for decades.The Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities will press ahead with attempts to open new crossing points between the two sides and cooperating on solar energy initiatives, Guterres said after hosting the …
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