The Secretary-General welcomes the willingness of the Security Council to help ensure that all parties fully meet their commitments under the proposed comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, should it be approved by the democratic decision of the people of Cyprus on 24 April 2004. [Read more…]
Secretary General’s Statements to the Press
April 13, 2004
Q: On Cyprus Sir: With Greek and Cypriot leaders both saying they oppose the proposed plan, urging the voters in some cases to vote no. [Read more…]
Alvaro de Soto Press Conference-Burgenstock, Switzerland
March 31, 2004
A d S: Good evening. The deed is done. The Secretary-General finalized the text that the leaders have agreed to submit to referendum. The date has been pushed back a little until the 24th of April. [Read more…]
Opening Statement by the Secretary-General at Meeting with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot Leadership and the Foreign Minister of Greece and Turkey
March 29, 2004
Excellencies,
We are gathered in this magnificent location in accordance with the agreement reached last 13 February in New York. There is a sense of destiny today. [Read more…]
Statements by the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Tassos Papadopoulos
February 13, 2004
Papadopoulos:I would like to point out that our side, for quite a while has been seeking and has made a written appeal to the Secretary-General of the United Nations to reconvene talks on the basis of the Annan plan, with a view to reuniting our island before our accession to the European Union on May 1, 2004 . [Read more…]
Opening statement of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the statement agreed by all parties after three days of talks at the UN, as read by the Secretary-General
February 13, 2004
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, or good evening to those of you watching in Cyprus.
Indeed, I believe it is a very good evening for Cyprus.
We have not yet solved the problem, but I really believe that, after forty years, a political settlement is at last in reach, provided both sides summon the necessary political will. [Read more…]
Secretary General’s and his Special Adviser’s Press Conference on Cyprus
February 13, 2004
Secretary General: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen – or good evening to those of you watching in Cyprus .
Indeed, I believe it is a very good evening for Cyprus . [Read more…]
Statements by President Papadopoulos after final joint meeting with the Secretary General
February 13, 2004
Papadopoulos: I said that we have had three days of intense negotiations. We are very glad that after these negotiations we have achieved what we have been asking for the last nine months resumption of the talks under the auspices of the Secretary General. [Read more…]
Statements by Greek Foreign Ministry Spokesman after 12 hour joint meeting on Cyprus
February 12, 2004
Beglitis : We had a very important and I would say very hard negotiation this long night. From our part we have worked in a very constructive spirit in order to find a solution on the statement proposed by the Secretary General. We have made many positive proposals in order to meet our common obligation to restart the negotiations for the Cyprus political problem. Unfortunately we have met many problems, I would say from the Turkish side. [Read more…]
Statements by Tom Weston after meeting with President Papadopoulos
February 11, 2004
Weston: I am not going to make a comment on optimism or pessimism, we are looking forward to another session this afternoon with the Secretary General and the two leaders and we will see what happens in that session. I am not making a judgment on optimism or pessimism until that takes place. [Read more…]