United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 'very sorry' that the renegotiation talks collapsed
File photo of Turkish- and Greek-Cypriot protestors holding banners during a demonstration in the UN-controlled buffer zone. Pic/AFP
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Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed amid anger and recriminations in the early hours of Friday, marking the end of a process seen as the most promising in generations to heal decades of conflict.
"I'm very sorry to tell you that despite the very strong commitment and engagement of all the delegations and different parties...the conference on Cyprus was closed without an agreement being reached," United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a news conference after a stormy last session.
The collapse marked a dramatic culmination to more than two years of a process that had been widely thought of as the best chance at reunification. Guterres had flown in on Thursday to press Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to seal a deal reuniting the east Mediterranean island.
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