Kofi Annan urges Cypriots to settle their divided island

  • 12/15/2022
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GENEVA, Nov 20, SPA -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday urged Greek and Turkish Cypriots to make progress on ending the 32-year division of their divided island. «We want to see actions from both sides that close the gap between words and deeds,» Annan told reporters after meeting with Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat. Talat said he had had «a fruitful meeting» with Annanand said he hoped Greek and Turkish Cypriots to resume «full-fledged negotiations in the near future» on the reunification of the island. «We will act with all our goodwill,» he told reporters.«We are very genuine and we really want the unification of the island and we will do our best.» Annan is on a final visit to the U.N. Europeanheadquarters in Geneva before he leaves office, and earlier addressed a conference on biological weapons. Talat came to Geneva to meet him, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/404682

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