Espen Barthe Eide
Talks on Cyprus fail to display any signs of progress
The Cyprus peace talks appeared to be at a standstill on Thursday after separate meetings held by United Nations special envoy Espen Barthe Eide with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci apparently failed to make any substantial progress.
UN envoy says Cyprus talks 'at crossroads'
Greek and Turkish Cypriots have reached a critical juncture in negotiations to end the decades-old division of their island and only a small number of issues remain to be resolved, the United Nations envoy for Cyprus said on Thursday.
"We are at a crossroads," UN envoy Espen Barthe Eide told Reuters in an interview.
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Cyprus peace deal possible within months, negotiator says
A solution to the Cyprus problem is possible within months, the Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator in UN-brokered talks that resumed this week on reunifying the island said on Saturday.