Cyprus leaders to hold talks in Switzerland in November

AFP, GENEVA: Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have agreed to continue their talks next month in Switzerland to reach an agreement on reunification of the island before the end of 2016, a UN spokesman announced Wednesday in Geneva.
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and the president of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades will meet from November 7 to 11 at Mont Pelerin, near Lake Geneva, in the presence of the UN envoy for Cyprus, Norwegian diplomat Espen Barth Eide, the spokesman said in a statement.
The two have been negotiating since May 2015 under the auspices of the UN to end the division of the eastern Mediterranean island that has lasted 40 years.
“The leaders expressed their hope that their meeting in Switzerland will pave the way for the last phase of the talks,” the statement said.
Negotiations have so far made progress on governance and power sharing.
But differences remain on the question of territorial arrangements, property rights and security. According to the UN spokesman, the meeting in Switzerland “will concentrate on the chapter of territory as well as all other outstanding issues”.

Cyprus leaders to hold talks in Switzerland in November

AFP, GENEVA: Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have agreed to continue their talks next month in Switzerland to reach an agreement on reunification of the island before the end of 2016, a UN spokesman announced Wednesday in Geneva. Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and the president of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades will meet from November 7 to 11 at Mont Pelerin, near Lake Geneva, in the presence of the UN envoy for Cyprus, Norwegian diplomat Espen Barth Eide, the spokesman said in a statement. The two have been negotiating since May 2015 under the auspices of the UN to end the division of the eastern Mediterranean island that has lasted 40 years. The leaders expressed their hope that their meeting in Switzerland will pave the way for the last phase of the talks, the statement said. Negotiations have so far made progress on governance and power sharing. But differences remain on the question of territorial arrangements, property rights and security. According to the UN spokesman, the meeting in Switzerland will concentrate on the chapter of territory as well as all other outstanding issues.