Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-11-15
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[01] NEW YORK - UN - MEETINGS
[01] NEW YORK - UN - MEETINGS
UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Hak said on Monday that UN Secretary General
Ban Ki Moon would having two meetings with President of the Republic of
Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu in
New York.
``The Secretary General does expect to meet here at the headquarters,
twice, with the leaders of the Cypriot communities. He expects one
meeting in the morning time, before lunch, for about an hour, and
another meeting of a couple of more hours in the afternoon,`` Hak
said.
He added that ``we will see if there is anything further after that but
we have already described what the purpose of the meeting is and of
course the Secretary General expects to see his special advisor
Alexander Downer.``
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied
its northern third. President Christofias and Eroglu are currently
engaged in negotiations aimed at reunifying the island.
They are scheduled to meet with the UN chief on November 18.
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