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Reunification talks collapse before Cyprus EU stint (23.04.2012)
(Quelle:EurActiv)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said progress in the talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus was insufficient to call an international conference. The statement appears to put an end to hopes that Cyprus' upcoming EU presidency could be a catalyst for the resolution of the Cyprus problem.
Ban calls for decisive steps towards final settlement after intensive talks (25.01.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
Mr. Ban, who attended the talks between Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, Dervis Eroglu, on Monday and Tuesday, said “limited progress” was achieved during the meeting.
UN Secretary General urges swift solution to Cyprus problem (11.01.2012)
(Quelle:Xinhuanet)
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the leaders of estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities that time is running out for a settlement on re-uniting the eastern Mediterranean island. In a letters to Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu … Ban said he worried that opportunities to successfully conclude negotiations will be limited once the Republic of Cyprus takes up the presidency of the European Union (EU) in July.
UN peacekeeping force to stay in Cyprus for another seven months (14.12.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Security Council today decided to extend the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus until 19 July 2012, and called on the leadership of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities to accelerate the pace of talks aimed at reunification.
Cypriot leaders discuss property issues in UN-sponsored talks on reunification (06.09.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders today held the first of two meetings this week devoted to property issues, among the thorniest in the ongoing United Nations-sponsored talks to reunify the Mediterranean island that has been split for almost 50 years.
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders begin intensive, UN-backed talks (25.07.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities today held the first of 19 intensive, all-day, United Nations-supported meetings aimed at reunifying the island. … Both parties earlier this month accepted an offer from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for an enhanced UN mediation role in the talks aimed at achieving a united Cyprus.
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agree to greater UN role in talks – Ban (07.07.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities had accepted his offer for an enhanced United Nations mediation role in talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island, adding that he expected both sides to reach convergence on core issues by October.
‘Creeping convergence’ in Cyprob talks (22.06.2011)
(Quelle:Cyprus Mail)
UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer said yesterday that the two leaders were making efforts to solve some of the pending issues ahead of the Geneva meeting next month through a process of “creeping convergence”.
UN invested too much in Cyprus talks to see it go to waste (15.06.2011)
(Quelle:Cyprus Mail)
The UN has invested too much in finding a settlement for the Cyprus problem to see their efforts wasted, said UN special adviser in Cyprus Alexander Downer.
Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (13.06.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus for another six months and urged the leadership of the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities to accelerate the pace of talks aimed at reunification.
Cypriot leaders meet again in UN-sponsored talks on reunification (18.03.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders met today and continued their discussion on the issue of citizenship, one of the topics on the agenda under the United Nations-sponsored talks seeking the reunification of the Mediterranean island.
Cyprus: six steps toward a settlement – new ICG briefing (22.02.2011)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
With stalemate looming in the UN-sponsored Cyprus reunification negotiations, parties to the dispute need to take dramatic, unilateral steps to break the decades-long distrust that is suffocating them. “Cyprus: Six Steps toward a Settlement”, the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, analyses the causes and implications of the diplomatic slowdown and concludes that an early breakthrough is unlikely.
Leaders agree to intensify reunification talks after meeting with Ban (26.01.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed to intensify talks to reunify their island today after meeting in Geneva with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has warned that substantive agreement in the next few months is crucial to avoid potential failure.
UN mine action programme clears 27,000 landmines in Cyprus (20.01.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
United Nations de-miners have removed over 27,000 landmines from the buffer zone in Cyprus over the past six years, the UN envoy to the country said today, while announcing that the mine action programme will come to an end next month due to lack of access to remaining minefields.
UN-backed Cyprus reunification talks gain momentum ahead of meeting with Ban (12.01.2011)
(Quelle:UN News)
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders discussed governance and power-sharing today as they prepare to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon later this month in United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.
Cyprus proposes direct talks with Turkey (19.12.2010)
(Quelle:Southeast European Times)
Cyprus is ready to start direct talks with Turkey to find a solution to the Mediterranean island's longstanding division, Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said in an interview with the Ankara-based daily Hurriyet on Friday (December 17th).
Security Council extends UN mission in Cyprus despite Turkey’s negative vote (14.12.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission that has been in place in Cyprus since 1964 following an outbreak of inter-communal violence by a vote of 14 to 1, with Turkey casting the lone negative vote.
Cyprus: bridging the property divide – new ICG report (09.12.2010)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group)
Stability in the Eastern Mediterranean will remain hostage to full settlement of the Cyprus dispute, but the property issue – one of its most intractable knots – can be solved now if Greek and Turkish Cypriots compromise on new proposals currently before them. “Cyprus: Bridging the Property Divide”, the latest report from the International Crisis Group, examines the fate of tens of thousands of buildings and parcels of land that Greek and Turkish Cypriots own on the other community’s side of the divided island.
Window of opportunity in Cyprus talks ‘rapidly closing,’ Ban warns (03.12.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
Warning that talks to reunite Cyprus could “founder fatally” if substantive agreement is not reached within the next few months, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to ready a practical plan by January to overcome major differences.
Cyprus reunification talks have regained momentum – UN envoy (30.11.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
Talks aimed at reaching an agreement that will lead to the reunification of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus have gathered pace since Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities earlier this month, the United Nations special adviser on the issue said today.
At UN, Cypriot leaders agree to intensify contacts to advance peace talks (18.11.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities agreed today to intensify their contacts to advance progress in the United Nations-backed talks aimed at achieving a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue.
Cypriot leaders slated to meet with UN chief in New York next month (30.10.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities are scheduled to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 18 November in New York as part of the United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island, the world body announced today.
UN's Ban urges tripartite meeting on Cypriot issue (25.10.2010)
(Quelle:Southeast European Times)
Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu said on Friday (October 22nd) he had accepted a call from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a tripartite meeting -- to include the Greek Cypriot side -- in New York, in a bid to boost momentum in ongoing talks to reunify the island
Divided Cyprus' rival leaders open new crossing (14.10.2010)
(Quelle:Washington Post)
Rival Cypriot leaders opened a new crossing point linking the ethnically split island's Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities Thursday, offering a boost to plodding reunification talks.
Discussion of property issue continues at UN-backed Cyprus talks (11.09.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders pressed ahead on Friday with their efforts to try to resolve the property issue as United Nations-backed talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island of Cyprus continued in Nicosia.
Cypriots establish joint information centre (30.07.2010)
(Quelle:Southeast European Times)
A permanent UN-backed information exchange centre was inaugurated on Thursday (July 29th) to help the Greek and Turkish communities on the island in matters related to thefts, murders, trafficking and other crimes
Cypriot leaders resume UN-backed discussions (28.07.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus today held another round of talks on the issue of property, part of a United Nations-facilitated process aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.
Security Council extends mandate of UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (15.06.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
The Security Council today extended by six months the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus, where the world body is facilitating talks aimed at reunifying the Mediterranean island.
Ban unveils new head of UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (02.06.2010)
(Quelle:UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Lisa Buttenheim of the United States as his Special Representative and top United Nations official in Cyprus, where UN-backed talks are being held in a bid to reunify the island.
New hardliner joins Cyprus talks (26.05.2010)
(Quelle:BBC)
The UN secretary-general has called for "courage" as talks on the future of Cyprus resume with a new hardliner representing the Turkish north. Ban Ki-moon said time was running out, but he believed an agreement could be reached "in the coming months".