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Informal Meeting on Cyprus, UN Geneva: arrivals and meeting - 18 March 2025
Fresh talks over the future of Cyprus continued on Tuesday as representatives of the divided Mediterranean island gathered at the UN in Geneva along with guarantors Greece, Türkiye and the United Kingdom at the request of UN chief António Guterres.
The UN has led negotiations towards a settlement of the issues which led to the division of the island, with the Security Council authorising a peacekeeping force in 1964, UNFICYP. In the absence of a lasting agreement, the force remains on the island to supervise ceasefire lines, a buffer zone and to support humanitarian activities.
Mr. Guterres attempted to bring the two sides together in 2017 at the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana but talks ultimately broke down. A further push was made in 2021.
The meeting takes place “in the context of the Secretary-General’s good offices’ efforts on the Cyprus issue”, in line with his commitment to continue efforts made last October, explained the UN chief's Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric in a recent briefing in New York.
“The informal meeting will provide an opportunity for a meaningful discussion on the way forward on the Cyprus issue,” Mr Dujarric said.
“The United Nations remains committed to supporting the Cypriot leaders and all Cypriots.”
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STORY: Informal Meeting on Cyprus, UN Geneva - arrivals 18 March 2025
TRT: 04’04”
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
ASPECT RATIO: 16:9
DATELINE: 18 March 2025 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
- Exterior medium shot: Palais des Nations, Flag Alley.
- Medium-wide: arrival of Tatiana Valovaya, UN Geneva Director-General.
- Medium, UN security guards.
- Medium-wide: arrival of António Guterres, UN Secretary-General.
- Medium: TV cameras, journalists.
- Medium-wide: Stephen Doughty, Minister of State for Europe, North America, and Overseas Territories, United Kingdom.
- Medium: TV cameras, journalists, security guards.
- Medium-wide: George Gerapetritis, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Greece.
- Medium: UN security guard.
- Medium: Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader.
- Wide: journalists and security guards waiting for arrivals.
- Medium: Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot leader.
- Medium: Hakan Fidan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Türkiye.
- Medium: shadows of TV cameras, journalists, microphone in foreground.
- Wide: Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader, inside Palais des Nations.
- Medium-wide: Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader, inside Palais des Nations.
- Wide: Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader, enters Room III, Palais des Nations.
- Wide: Hakan Fidan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Türkiye, entering Room III, Palais des Nations.
- Medium-wide: Hakan Fidan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Türkiye, entering Room III, Palais des Nations.
- Medium, photographer taking shot, journalists.
- Medium-wide: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, entering Room III, Palais des Nations, followed by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
- Medium-wide: delegates inside room, TV journalists to rear.
- Medium: delegates inside room, TV journalists to rear.
- Medium-wide: delegates inside room, TV journalists, photographers to rear.
- Medium: Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot leader in centre of shot.
- Medium: delegates, country advisers.
- Medium-wide: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, leaving Room III with Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot leader, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader, standing on dais for family photo.
- Medium: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, flanked by Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot leader, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader.
- Medium-wide: António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, with Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Cypriot leader, and Ersin Tatar, Turkish Cypriot leader, waiting for remaining delegates to join for the family photo.
- Medium: pan of delegates.
- Medium-close: photo pool, pan to delegates standing on dais.
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