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UK, Greece and Turkey join Cyprus peace talks in Geneva
Source: The Guardian
UK, Greece and Turkey join Cyprus peace talks in Geneva
Hopes of framework agreement to end of the west’s most
intractable disputes rise as Turkish prime minister agrees
to attend
Helena Smith in Athens and Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor
Thursday 12 January 2017 15.22 GMT
Politicians including Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, arrived in Geneva on Thursday for a landmark conference as the UK, Greece and Turkey – Cyprus’s three postcolonial guarantor powers – joined talks aimed at bringing peace to the island.
Britain believes the chances of a framework agreement of substance have increased now that the Turkish prime minister, Binali Yıldırım, has also agreed to attend. Turkey has always said it would only be represented at such a senior level at the conference if there was serious progress.
The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, hailed progress in the talks but cautioned against hopes of a “quick fix”. He trumpeted “enormous progress” since the two Cypriot leaders embarked on issues like territory, property and relations with the European Union, but said “we need to find a number of instruments” when it comes to security options.
One of the west’s most intractable disputes had edged closer to resolution on Wednesday as the leaders of Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish communities discussed the critical issue of territorial realignment.
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Hopes of framework agreement to end of the west’s most
intractable disputes rise as Turkish prime minister agrees
to attend
Helena Smith in Athens and Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor
Thursday 12 January 2017 15.22 GMT
Politicians including Britain’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, arrived in Geneva on Thursday for a landmark conference as the UK, Greece and Turkey – Cyprus’s three postcolonial guarantor powers – joined talks aimed at bringing peace to the island.
Britain believes the chances of a framework agreement of substance have increased now that the Turkish prime minister, Binali Yıldırım, has also agreed to attend. Turkey has always said it would only be represented at such a senior level at the conference if there was serious progress.
The UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, hailed progress in the talks but cautioned against hopes of a “quick fix”. He trumpeted “enormous progress” since the two Cypriot leaders embarked on issues like territory, property and relations with the European Union, but said “we need to find a number of instruments” when it comes to security options.
One of the west’s most intractable disputes had edged closer to resolution on Wednesday as the leaders of Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish communities discussed the critical issue of territorial realignment.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/12/cyprus-peace-talks-geneva-greece-turkey-boris-johnson
