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UN-led informal Cyprus talks fail to find common ground

After three days of talks, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said today that there was not  enough common ground to resume formal talks on a settlement to the Cyprus issue. The Secretary General stressed he would not give up on the issue, saying that a new round of informal talks are planned, possibly in the next two to three months. Politico journalist Nektaria Stamouli joins The Greek Current with the key takeaways from this week’s informal summit. 

Nektaria Stamouli is a correspondent with Politico based in Athens covering Greece, Cyprus, and the Balkans.

Read Nektaria Stamouli’s latest coverage of the Cyprus summit for Politico: Cyprus talks failed to find common ground, UN says

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UN-led informal Cyprus talks stall, new round planned

Anastasiades warns against new faits accomplis

Greece: All adults can receive COVID-19 vaccines before July

Turkey enters first national lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise

Turkey enters first full lockdown

Full lockdown takes effect in Turkey, people leave cities

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