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[Hermes]

Someone’s going to be disappointed...

Ban: Not enough progress in talks to call for international conference on Cyprus

21 April 2012 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today informed the leaders of Cyprus' Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, Demetris Christofias and Derviþ Eroðlu, that there was not enough progress on key aspects of reunification talks to warrant holding an international conference on the divided Mediterranean island nation.

“He informed the two leaders that he met the previous day with his Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alexander Downer,” according to information provided by Mr. Ban's spokesperson. “On the basis of this discussion, the Secretary-General shared his assessment that there is not the sufficient progress on core issues that would provide a basis for calling an international conference at this time.”

The spokesperson added that, in his calls to the two leaders, Mr. Ban urged the two sides to take bold and decisive action in order to move the process forward; and, that he his conclusions would be discussed with them in more detail by Mr. Downer, who will travel to Cyprus next week for this purpose.

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?N ... yprus&Cr1=

[bill cobbett]

Someone's gonna be very unhappy... Plan B not off to a terribly good start.

[GreekIslandGirl]

Someone’s going to be disappointed...

The spokesperson added that, in his calls to the two leaders, Mr. Ban urged the two sides to take bold and decisive action in order to move the process forward;

'Bold and decisive' is not what is needed but 'lawful and just'!

[kurupetos]

If we expected UN initiatives to achieve our freedom, even today we would have been under British occupation.

Freedom can only be achieved through power. WMD now!

[humanist]

About time someone made it clear that there will be no dilli dallying

[Viewpoint]

So that really signals the end of these talks.

[bill cobbett]

So that really signals the end of these talks.

So you're walking away from the talks and abandoning the High Level Agreements...?

[Viewpoint]

So that really signals the end of these talks.

So you're walking away from the talks and abandoning the High Level Agreements...?

No the UN has pulled the rug saying these morons cannot agree jack shit...end of story stay divided.

[bill cobbett]

So that really signals the end of these talks.

So you're walking away from the talks and abandoning the High Level Agreements...?

No the UN has pulled the rug saying these morons cannot agree jack shit...end of story stay divided.

You are funny VP... that is not at all what the Sec General said. He said (and it's in the OP)...

The spokesperson added that, in his calls to the two leaders, Mr. Ban urged the two sides to take bold and decisive action in order to move the process forward; and, that he his conclusions would be discussed with them in more detail by Mr. Downer, who will travel to Cyprus next week for this purpose.

[Me Ed]

The Turks revere Ataturk for reforming Turkey, but it's obvious that even a greater man than Ataturk is needed to modernise the Turkish mentality