UN throws weight behind Cyprus talks

Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations secretary-general, arrived in Cyprus on 31 January 2010 to give a push to the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders’ faltering talks on reunifying the island.

BBC News, 1.2.10: UN chief Ban Ki-moon begins talks on Cyprus http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8490453.stm

ESO: Background information: Cyprus talks accelerate ahead of crucial poll http://www.europeansources.info/record/cyprus-talks-accelerate-ahead-of-crucial-poll/

UN: UN Good Offices Mission: Helping to reunify Cyprus http://www.uncyprustalks.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=2466

Deutsche Welle, 1.2.10: UN chief encouraged by talks aimed at reuniting Cyprus http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5197793,00.html

EurActiv, 1.2.10: UN chief to boost momentum in Cyprus talks http://www.euractiv.com/en/UN-chief-boost-Cyprus

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