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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Russia Calls for UN Re-engagement on Cyprus

"Russia Calls for UN Re-engagement on Cyprus

2005-6-9 7:57:11 CRIENGLISH.com

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Nicosia that Russia hopes the UN secretary general will resume his good offices mission to re-open talks on a Cyprus agreement.
Russia is urging the UN to find a settlement on the divided island of Cyprus.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Nicosia that Russia hopes the UN secretary general will resume his good offices mission to re-open talks on a Cyprus agreement.

He said Russia's position is that any solution must be agreed on by both sides of Cyprus - Turkish and Greek. It should not be imposed from outside.

The Russian Foreign Minister is on a three-day official visit to Cyprus. He met with the Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos and other officials on Wednesday. "

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