UN Special Advisor on Cyprus Believes Discussions Will Resume

After meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades, the UN expert stated that negotiations may restart shortly.  Eide remarked, "We of course need to see that this is a fact before we can move on, but expectations are that within reasonable time we will be able to get back to a climate where we cannot only talk again but maybe even see if that talks can be accelerated. I feel that there is a wish and desire to now invest in this, after the crisis we have had," according to Parikiaki.

The UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus added, "Also, all the developments in the gas sector seem now to move in such a direction that we may have a climate where talks can continue. It seems that a window maybe created where the mutual reasons for what has happened over winter are not there and if that momentum occurs, we will use it. What we are trying to do now is to talk about what we will do, if this is possible...assuming that we are moving into a better space then we will accelerate talks and try to see how far we can get."

Eide described how vital a solution is for Cyprus, "I think people have to realize that we cannot go on year after year without any progress, because this problem has remained unresolved for many decades. Hence, at some stage there must be shared will to move on. I actually feel that this will is there. I just feel that in addition to the will there must be the right circumstances and if these circumstances occur, we must be ready to grasp the opportunity and use it constructively."