Cyprus UN talks to go on

dwr6rtr


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 95

Message Posted:
01/11/2011 08:59

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations will call a new summit between leaders of ethnically split Cyprus in January to prod flagging peace talks after a two-day meeting failed to score a substantial breakthrough, a source close to talks said on Monday.



Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who oversaw a large part of negotiations in Long Island on Sunday and Monday, was expected on Tuesday to announce a new meeting in mid-January to assess progress, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.



The United Nations has been trying for years to reunite Cyprus, the Mediterranean island split between its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations in 1974 after a brief Greek inspired coup. The present round of peace talks started in 2008.



Although the sides agree in principle to unite Cyprus under a federal umbrella, there are deep disputes on how to co-gove

Mr Vince


Joined: 24/07/2008
Posts: 696

Message Posted:
01/11/2011 10:23

Yak Yak Yak Yak Yak Yak Yak Yak



Nice little jaunt over to New York just after New Year. Never ending. Best just to abandon talks and let Turkey take us over. More Turks here than TCs anyway