UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday vowed he will spare no efforts to bring about a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem.
“We still have far to go, but we will spare no efforts,“ he said in a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, referring to the statement he made earlier concerning the completion of a two-day meeting between Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu.
In his statement, Ban charted the next steps of the UN-backed direct negotiations, noting that at the end of March he will seek a review of the process from his Special Adviser, Alexander Downer.
“If his report is positive, consistent with relevant Security Council resolutions and following consultations with the two sides, I intend to call a multilateral conference in late April or early May,“ said the Secretary-General.