UN / CYPRUS

Cyprus Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou meets with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the process of the ongoing peace talks directed at reunifying Cyprus. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:00:50
• Production Date: 16 April 2009
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: CYPRUS
• MAMS Id: U090416b

Description

STORY: UN / CYPRUS
TRT: .50
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 16 APRIL 2009, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

RECENT 2009, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters

16 APRIL 2009, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou entering Secretary-General’s Ban Ki-moon’s office
2. Wide shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou photo-op
3. Various shots, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Cypriot Foreign Affairs Minister Markos Kyprianou at round table

Storyline

Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou today (16 April) visited the United Nations in New York to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the process of negotiations between Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, which began in September last year with a view to finding a negotiated settlement that will reunite Cyprus.

The United Nations envoy, former Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer, yesterday urged the Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seize the opportunity offered by talks to reunite their island but said time was working against a deal.

The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has been in place on the island since 1964 after the outbreak of inter-communal violence. It is tasked with preventing a recurrence of fighting, contributing to a return to normal conditions and the maintenance of law and order.