May 8, 2026

Transcript of Remarks to the Press by Alexander Downer, Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus

Ladies and Gentlemen, I will just give you a brief outline of what has been happening during the course of the day. As you know the Secretary-General came here this morning. The Secretary-General met for two full hours with the leaders which included breakfast as well. [Read more…]

Letter dated 26 September 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly (A/66/396)

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Letter dated 7 July 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/901–S/2011/424)

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Secretary-General’s statement after his meeting with the leader of the Greek Cypriot community and the Turkish Cypriot community in Geneva

“I would once again like to thank Their Excellencies, Mr Christofias and Mr Eroglu, for accepting my request that they join me in Geneva today.

This has been our third meeting together. As you will recall, we met in New York in November 2010 and then again in Geneva in January of this year. [Read more…]

Letter dated 15 March 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/786–S/2011/145)

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Secretary-General’s press remarks after his meeting with the leader of the Greek Cypriot community and the Turkish Cypriot community

Good afternoon,

I would like to extend my deep appreciation to His Excellency, Mr. Christofias, and His Excellency, Mr. Eroglu, for joining me here in Geneva today to take further steps towards a solution of the Cyprus problem. [Read more…]

Letter dated 20 January 2011 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/695–S/2011/31)

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Secretary-General’s press encounter after meeting with Cypriot leaders

SG: Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you very much for your patience.

I would like to thank both leaders, His Excellency Mr. Christofias and His Excellency Mr. Eroglu, for coming to New York for today’s meetings. I appreciate their commitment. We have just had a constructive exchange of views on the core issues, including governance and power-sharing, economy, EU matters, property, territory and security. [Read more…]

Letter dated 30 September 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/65/480–S/2010/502)

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Letter dated 6 July 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (A/64/859-S/2010/363)

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