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Cyprus political settlement ‘in reach,’ Annan says following breakthrough in talks
Cyprus - More than 40 years after the United Nations first became involved in the Cyprus problem, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said a settlement is 'in reach' after the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders committed to his plan to reunify the island nation ahead of its entry into the European Union (EU).
Talks on the basis of Mr. Annan’s settlement plan will reconvene on 19 February in Cyprus, according to a statement agreed to by the two parties and Greece and Turkey after marathon talks at UN Headquarters in New York. The results of the negotiations will then be submitted to separate and simultaneous referenda in April before Cyprus is slated to formally join the EU on 1 May.