The members of the Security Council heard on 9 July a further briefing from Mr Alvaro de Soto, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, concerning the direct talks in Cyprus between the two leaders which have been in progress since January, pursuant to their agreement on 4 December 2001. They reviewed the whole process since the talks began on 16 January 2002. [Read more…]
Statement by Cyprus Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kassoulides after the Departure of the 12 Exiled Palestinians from Cyprus
May 22, 2002
I would like to express the satisfaction of the government of Cyprus because the operation which had as as result the end of the stand-off of the Church of Nativity in Israel, is now successfully completed. [Read more…]
Statement by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan upon his departure from Cyprus
May 16, 2002
“Let me share a few thoughts with you as I leave Cyprus. Yesterday I called on H.E. Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and on H.E. Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader. [Read more…]
Statement by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan upon his arrival in Cyprus
May 14, 2002
Let me tell you how happy I am to set foot on Cyprus, and to convey my best wishes to all Cypriots. [Read more…]
Press Statement by the President of Security Council on Cyprus
May 2, 2002
Following is yesterday evening’s statement to the press on Cyprus by Security Council President Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):
The members of the Council heard on 2 May a further interim report from Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, concerning the direct talks in Cyprus between the two leaders which have been in progress since January, pursuant to their agreement of 4 December 2001. [Read more…]
Remarks by the President of the Security Council on Cyprus after a P-5 Luncheon with the Cyprus Speaker of the House
April 4, 2002
Question: “Just recently the Council and you personally expressed some views about the Cyprus issue and the talks that just started in Nicosia again. Do you think that the message you gave will be taken seriously, especially by Mr. Denktash?” [Read more…]
Press Statement by the President of Security Council on Cyprus
April 4, 2002
The members of the Council heard on April 4, 2002 a further interim report from Mr. Alvaro de Soto, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, concerning the direct talks on Cyprus between the two leaders. [Read more…]
Address Given by the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ambassador Sotos Zackheos, at the UN International Conference on Finance and Development in Monterrey, Mexico
March 22, 2002
Mr. President,
Cyprus fully supports the Monterrey Consensus to be adopted by the Conference. We consider this document to be instrumental for the achievement of the Millennium Declaration development goals of sustained economic growth, poverty eradication and sustainable development. [Read more…]
Statement to the Press by the President of the Security Council after a Briefing by the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus, Mr. Alvaro de Soto
December 12, 2001
The President of the Security Council, Ambassador of Mali Moctar Quane read the following statement to the Press after Council members heard a briefing from the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on Cyprus Mr. Alvaro de Soto: [Read more…]
Joint Statement by President Clerides and Mr. Rauf Denktash at the End of the 4th December meetings of the two communities in Cyprus
December 4, 2001
At the meeting held today, 4 December 2001, between H.E. Mr. Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and H.E. Mr Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, at the residence of the UN Chief of Mission and in the presence of Mr. Alvaro de Soto, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus, the two leaders agreed the following: [Read more…]