The US continues to believe that the current opportunity to solve the Cyprus problem “is the best chance in decades,” a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.
The spokesperson refrained from making any comment on the cancellation of Thursday’s scheduled meeting between Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, in the framework of their UN-led talks on the Cyprus problem.
Asked about last week’s meeting in Munich between acting Assistant Secretary of State John Heffern and UN Secretary General Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide, the State Department spokesperson said that the US official “conveyed to Espen Barth Eide the continued US support for the settlement process.”
The spokesperson did not refer to any details of their discussions.
He underlined that the US notes the considerable progress Cypriot leaders have made. “The United States continues to support the leaders as they try to reach a comprehensive settlement to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation, which would benefit all Cypriots as well as the wider region,” the spokesperson added.
He expressed the belief that this is the best chance in decades to achieve a lasting and comprehensive solution, and he assured that “the United States remains prepared to offer any assistance that the leaders would consider useful.”
The Cypriot government announced on Wednesday that it was informed by the UN that due to Turkish Cypriot leader’s refusal to attend, the meeting between Anastasiades and Akinci scheduled for today, will not take place.
Source: CNA
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