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VOA常速英语:Ban Says Solution on Cyprus Within Reach
2010-02-02来源:和谐英语
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In an effort to add momentum to the U.N.-sponsored talks, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the leaders of the two communities to show "courage, flexibility and vision as well as a spirit of compromise."
"I am under no illusion that the Cyprus problem is easy to solve or about the difficulties you face," Mr. Ban said. "At the same time I'm confident that a solution is possible and within reach."
The Turkish Cypriot north and the Greek Cypriot south have been engaged in U.N.-led comprehensive negotiations since late 2008.
However in an attempt to speed up the process, last month Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet-Ali Talat began a series of three-day sessions aimed at reconciling differences between the two communities.
The leaders are under pressure to achieve a breakthrough before an election in the Turkish controlled north, which could see hardliners defeat Mehmet Ali Talat and call for a change in the talks agenda.
Mr. Ban said he was impressed by the leaders expressed commitment to end to the decades-old dispute.
"I am impressed by the enormous personal commitments shown by the both leaders over the past 16 months," Mr. Ban said. "They have invested great time and energy for this peace process. I am pleased by the significant progress that has been achieved recently on governance and power sharing. The leadership of the Excellencies Christofias and Talat have demonstrated at this key moment, is to be highly commended."
So far, modest progress has been made on the issue of governance and power sharing of a future administration. But viewpoints on most other issues are as far apart as ever.
The Cyprus peace talks were launched amid much optimism and fanfare in September 2008, but have been widely criticised for being too slow and showing little progress.
Any agreement between the two Cypriot community leaders has to be put to a referendum on both sides of the divide.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded the northern part of the island in response to a military coup that was backed by the Greek government.
South Cyprus joined the European Union in 2004 and the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is only recognized by Turkey.
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