Three-way meeting with Ban

UN SECRETARY-General Ban Ki-moon plans to contact the leaders sometime next week to review progress in peace talks and to set a possible date for a three-way meeting, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported last night citing diplomatic sources.

The CNA also quoted a spokesperson for the UNSG as saying that, for the time being, the UN chief’s schedule for April did not include a meeting with President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu.

“If there is any change on this, I will let you know,” the spokesperson told newsmen.

According to the CNA, Ban plans to meet with the leaders a few days prior to his submitting his report on his Mission of Good Offices. The report is to be submitted to the UN Security Council by June 1.

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