Ban urges leaders to make the most of the moment (Update 4)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the two leaders in Cyprus to “make the most of the moment” as he joined them for...
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Our View: After all the hyperbole, now it really is make or break
The hyperbole featured in reports about the Cyprus problem was often a source of amusement in the past. But there is no exaggeration in saying...
UNSG looks forward to offering personal support to the leaders in Switzerland
The UN Secretary-General is looking forward to offering his personal support to the two leaders work as they enter into this crucial phase of the...
UNSG Ban to open Swiss talks
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will open the intensive week of negotiations between the leaders of Cyprus’ divided communities in Switzerland on November 7, it was...
United Nations appoints Portugal’s Guterres as next U.N. chief
By Michelle Nichols The 193-member United Nations General Assembly unanimously appointed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the ninth secretary-general of the...
Portugal’s Guterres poised to be next UN chief
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to be the ninth United Nations Secretary-General and is expected to be formally recommended to the 193-member...
Leaders offer different takes on UN secretary-general meeting (Updated)
As the dust settled on Monday following the meeting of the two leaders with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Sunday, his envoy...
Ban says period head ‘crucial’ for Cyprus, Anastasiades tweets ‘completely satisfied’ (Update 2: adds more quotes)
The period ahead will be a crucial one for Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday after a meeting with the island’s two leaders....
Anastasides: when there is a will, there is a way, and the time to reach a solution this year
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that when there was the will, there was a way and the time to find a negotiated settlement by...
Anastasiades begins New York contacts
President Nicos Anastasiades, who arrived on Saturday night in New York, will brief the UN secretary-general, the five Permanent members of the UN Security Council...
