Clerides and Denktash wrap up fourth round of talks

THE fourth round of UN-led direct talks on Cyprus problem ended yesterday when President Glafcos Clerides met Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash in the presence of the UN Secretary-general’s Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto.

The next meeting between Clerides and Denktash is due to take place on July 16.

De Soto leaves for Vienna today where he will brief UN chief Kofi Annan on the talks so far.

Next Tuesday he will be in New York to brief the Security Council, whose current president, British representative Sir Jeremy Greenstock, will make a statement after the briefing.

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