UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Asia and the Americas in the Department of Political and Peacekeeping Affairs Miroslav Yedzia informed President Anastasiades on Friday that he is taking over, on the instructions of the Secretary-General, a fact-finding mission to see how a climate could be created that would allow for the resumption of talks, based on United Nations Security Council resolutions and the terms of reference of the Secretary-General.
This was stated in a written statement by Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos after the meeting between the President of the Republic and Mr Yetzia, which lasted more than an hour.
The statement said that the President of the Republic reiterated the firm positions of our side, including our readiness to continue efforts aimed at resuming the process for the settlement of the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bizonal bicommunal federation.
Yedzia himself, leaving the Presidential Palace, limited himself to saying that they had a very good and productive meeting and that "we are going to continue."
The meeting reportedly raised the issue of the appointment of a special envoy for the Cyprus problem, an issue that runs up against the Turkish Cypriot side's opposition to the terms of reference.
Also discussed were issues related to Confidence Building Measures,[/B] following the statement by Special Representative of the Secretary General Colin Stewart last week that lack of confidence is perhaps the one important missing element at the moment that is preventing us from moving forward on the Cyprus problem.
The UN official has had a round of contacts with the guarantor powers in recent weeks on the issue of appointing a special envoy.
Yetzia will meet on 3 with TC leader Ersin Tatar. He was also due to attend a lunch with E/C negotiator Menelao Menelau.
Source: CNA
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