Draft outline of overall agreement on Cyprus to be prepared.he leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have accepted a UN proposal to help prepare, "on a noncommittal basis", a draft outline of an overall agreement on the question of Cyprus by the end of May. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar Pé·rez de Cuél·lar , Javier Born 1920. Peruvian diplomat who served as secretary-general of the United Nations (1982-1991). met on 6 April in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of with George Vassiliou, President of Cyprus The President of Cyprus is the country's head of state. The position was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, the president of Cyprus is Tassos Papadopoulos. , and Rauf Denktash, leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, as part of his mission of good offices aimed at achieving a just and lasting settlement in Cyprus. The day before, the two had met with the Secretary-General separately. At a historic luncheon in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. on 24 August 1988, hosted by Mr. Perez de Cuellar, the leaders had expressed their willingness to meet without preconditions and to attempt to achieve by I june 1989 a negotiated settlement of all aspects of the Cyprus problem. Two rounds of talks were held in Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, between September 1988 and March 1989-the first time that the leaders had held direct talks aimed at a comprehensive settlement of the 24-year-old Cyprus situation. Between September 1988 and March 1989, they met for some 80 hours. The meetings took place at the residence of Oscar Camilion, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Cyprus. During the second round, beginning in January 1989, an analysis of all issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the Cyprus problem was undertaken, and a wide range of options explored for all issues, without prejudice Without any loss or waiver of rights or privileges. When a lawsuit is dismissed, the court may enter a judgment against the plaintiff with or without prejudice. When a lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice to positions of either side. The talks were off the record and on a totally non-committal basis. A UN official said after the 6 April meeting that the objective of the second round of talks had been to develop a common understanding of the issues and to explore a range of possible options". Both leaders shared the SecretaryGeneral's view that efforts made so far had been useful. The two leaders also accepted the Secretary-General's invitation to meet with him again in june, if necessary, to complete the draft outline, to consider its status, and to decide how to proceed. On 17 February, the SecretaryGeneral told the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities were personally engaged in a sustained effort under his auspices aus·pi·ces 1 n. Plural of auspex. auspices Noun, pl under the auspices of with the support and approval of [Latin auspicium augury from birds] Noun to resolve the long-standing differences between their communities. |
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