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Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Cyprus
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Statements | Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General was pleased with the support he received in the Security Council yesterday for his efforts to assist the parties in Cyprus reach a comprehensive settlement.
The Secretary-General has since written to the Prime Ministers of Greece, Turkey and the United Kingdom –the guarantor states –inviting them to be represented in The Hague next Monday, 10 March, at a level commensurate with the importance of the meeting. The Secretary-General is looking to the Guarantors to give strong support to his efforts so that The Hague meeting has a successful outcome and that the separate simultaneous referenda go ahead on 30 March 2003.