Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

I would once again like to thank Their Excellencies, Mr. Christofias   and Mr. Eroglu, for accepting my invitation to join me at Greentree over   the last two days. [Read more…]

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…]

“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…]

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…]

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…]

I warmly welcome both delegations back to the negotiating table. The parties made strong progress before the talks were suspended in late March. I am very encouraged by the convergences that were reached. [Read more…]

Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen of the media.

I am pleased to be joined by His Excellency Mr. Christofias and His Excellency Mr. Talat.

I want to pay tribute to them both for their strong commitment and resolve. [Read more…]

Your Excellency and Madame Talat, Honourable political party leaders, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

It is a great pleasure honour and pleasure for me and my delegation to be here.

It is an honour for me to be here in Cyprus for the first time. I attach great importance to your efforts to resolve this longstanding dispute. [Read more…]

Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be in Cyprus for the first time.

I am here to show my personal support to the Cypriot-led talks to reunify the country. My visit is a reflection of the importance I attach to the current efforts of their Excellencies, Mssrs. Christofias and Talat to reach a settlement. [Read more…]

Your Excellency, President Christofias, Madame, Honourable Members of Parliament, Honourable leaders of the political parties, Mr. Foreign Minister, distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is a great honour and pleasure for me to be here in Cyprus for the first time. And thank you very much for your very kind welcome. [Read more…]