UN envoy ends shuttle diplomacy to restart Cyprus negotiations

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-26 23:33:30|Editor: yan
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NICOSIA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary General's special adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide said Friday that he has given up his efforts to restart the stalled Cyprus peace negotiations by shuttle diplomacy.

He said in a written statement that he informed the Cyprus community leaders involved in the negotiations that there is no basis for continuing his shuttle diplomacy and he is also informing the UN Secretary General seeking advice on the way forward.

The deadlock means that two years of negotiations which have produced progress achieved never before in more than 40 years have been put in limbo for an unspecified period.

The latest crisis came on May 17, when Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci failed to agree on the terms of reconvening an international conference in Geneva in a final drive to conclude an agreement.

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