More work needed

There's still a lot of work that needs to be done, President Christofias said referring to the work of the Technical Committees and Working Groups before leaving for Peru. He added that there are important differences of opinion that must be evaluated and that this was why he asked to meet with Talat on 23 May in order to re-evaluate the situation and the basis on which the talks are being held. He said, however, that it was too early to talk of a deadlock.

Meanwhile the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus Mr Taye-Brook Zerihoun had a meeting today with President Christofias to whom he had conveyed the UN Secretary General’s best wishes and the support of the United Nations for the process of finding a solution to the Cyprus problem. Mr Zerihoun was also due to have a meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr Mehmet Ali Talat this afternoon.