Cyprus' Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos travels to New York where he will meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday and other UN Secretariat high ranking officials as part of Nicosia's bid to resume the UN-led reunification talks, six years after the last negotiating round in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana ended inconclusively.
During his stay in New York, Kombos will address an Economist Summit, on the sidelines of which he will meet with the US Assistant Secretary for energy resources, while he will also hold separate contacts with representatives of the Diaspora, as well with officials of the American-Jewish Committee and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
According to an official press release, on Monday, Kombos will deliver a key speech titled ''Reinforcing the 3+1 Alliance: Achieving its Potential'' during the annual Economist ''Eastern Mediterranean Business Summit.'' On the sidelines of the summit, he will meet with US US Assistant Secretary for energy resources, Geoffrey Pyatt.
During his stay in New York, the Foreign Minister will hold a series of contacts at the UN Headquarters 'with the Cyprus problem, as part of our efforts for the resumption of negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem, as the sole discussion item,' the press release added.
On Tuesday, July 11, Kombos will meet with the UN SG Antonio Guterres, while he will hold separate meetings with Jean Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. He will wrap his contacts at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday with a meeting with Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel Migueal de Serpa Soares.
Kombos will also meet with representatives of the Diaspora, as well with officials of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), before returning back home on Thursday July 13.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Noumerous rounds of UN-led talks have failed to yield results.
Source: Cyprus News Agency