UN official hopes leaders and other parties will return with a sense of urgency to negotiations
The UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus and Head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island, Elizabeth Spehar, expressed on Thursday hope that "with the requisite political will", the two leaders in Cyprus, namely President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, "and other parties will return with a sense of urgency to meaningful, results-orientated negotiations to arrive at a comprehensive settlement based on UN parameters."
Speaking during the UNFICYP Winter Medal Parade, Spehar said that UNFICYP’s task in Cyprus remains an important one. "The work you do, especially to maintain a calm and stable buffer zone, is of paramount importance not only for our operational success but also for the ongoing peace process on the island," she noted addressing the peacekeepers.
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Speaking during the UNFICYP Winter Medal Parade, Spehar said that UNFICYP’s task in Cyprus remains an important one. "The work you do, especially to maintain a calm and stable buffer zone, is of paramount importance not only for our operational success but also for the ongoing peace process on the island," she noted addressing the peacekeepers.
(CNA)
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