The UN Secretary-General’s presence in Mont Pelerin, in Switzerland, where the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus will be engaged in discussions mainly on territory, is a sign of his interest to set the tone for the work they would be doing during the rest of the time, Ban Ki Moon’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said.
On Friday, Ban’s Special Advisor for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide announced that the SG will be present at the opening of the negotiations in the Swiss resort between on November 7.
Dujarric said that Ban would be there just for the opening but pointed out that “obviously if he needs to participate again, he is always available and always would do whatever he can to move the process forward.”
He said that the meetings in Mont Pelerin are being organised under the auspices of Special Advisor Eide and that the SG “is extremely pleased” with the work that Eide has been doing.
“He [the UN SG] has been asked by Mr Eide to be there at the opening to show his personal involvement, to show his personal interest in moving the issues forward. So I think it’s a sign of, not only of the interest of the Secretary-General, but a sign of Mr Eide that the presence of the Secretary-General at the opening was very important in order to set the tone and hopefully a positive tone for the work they would be doing during the rest of time,” Dujarric pointed out.
The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, have been engaged in UN peace talks with the aim to reunite the island, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion, under a federal roof.
The two leaders decided earlier this week to continue their intensive negotiations in Mont Pelerin, November 7-11.
Source: CNA
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