UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is committed to stay engaged in the process, searching for common ground, finding understanding to move forward the issue of a Cyprus settlement, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas Miroslav Jenca said on Thursday.
In statements at the Presidential Palace, after having been received by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades Jenca said that “we have had as usual a very frank, a very constructive discussion” with President Anastasiades, the Foreign Minister and the delegation.
“I just would like to underline the commitment of the Secretary General to stay engaged in the process, searching for common ground, finding understanding to move forward the issue of settlement, for the benefit and prosperity of the people on the island,” he noted.
So, the UN official concluded, “we will continue in this good spirit.”
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops invaded and occupied the island`s northern third. Numerous rounds of talks under UN aegis to reunite the island under a federal roof failed to yield results.
Source: Cyprus News Agency