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During yesterday’s (27.04.21) international press briefing at UN Headquarters, the Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary‑General, Mr Farhan Haq, read out the following statement:

"The informal meeting of the 5+1 on the Cyprus issue got underway in Geneva a few hours ago. 

As you know, the Secretary-General decided to organize this meeting following the consultations conducted over the past several months on his behalf by Under-Secretary-General Jane Holl Lute. 

Not long ago, the Secretary-General held a bilateral meeting with the Turkish Cypriot delegation, and he is about to start one with the Greek Cypriot delegation.  

This evening, the Secretary-General will host a reception for the heads of delegations. 

On Wednesday morning, he will host a plenary meeting with the five parties, and he is then expected to hold bilateral meetings with each of the five delegations in the afternoon. 

Later that evening, Mr Guterres will host an informal dinner for the heads of delegations. More meetings are expected on Thursday, for which we will release details later." 

The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether common ground exists for the parties to negotiate a lasting solution to the Cyprus issue within a foreseeable horizon.

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