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Cypriot president says ready to continue failed reunification negotiations

Xinhua, November 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday said he is resolute and ready to continue the failed negotiations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots for the reunification of the eastern Mediterranean island.

"I am ready to continue the dialogue from the point it was left at Mont Pelerin and even intensify the negotiations to achieve the desired outcome," Anastasiades told a night-time televised press conference.

He was responding to a call by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to resume negotiations.

Anastasiades, in his capacity as representative of the Greek Cypriots, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci recessed their United Nations-led negotiations in Switzerland on Monday, after they failed to bridge their differences on territorial adjustments. Enditem