GENEVA / CYPRUS TALKS PRESSER
28-Jun-2017
00:03:05
A new round of UN-sponsored talks between Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinici and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades has opened Wednesday in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, aiming to reunify their Mediterranean island after a four decades-long split. UNTV CH
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STORY: GENEVA / CYPRUS TALKS PRESSER
TRT: 3:05
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 JUNE 2017, CRANS MONTANA, SWITZERLAND
TRT: 3:05
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 JUNE 2017, CRANS MONTANA, SWITZERLAND
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, exterior Crans-Montana, Switzerland
2. Various shots, arrival of delegations
3. Pan right, conference room
4. Med shot, Nikolaos Kotzias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
5. Med shot, Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader
6. Med shot, Mustafa Akinci, Turkish Cypriot leader
7. Med shot, Mevlüt Cavusoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey
8. Med shot, reporters
9. Wide shot, press stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“The Secretary-General asked me to come out and represent him today for the opening, he will arrive to the talks later this week, and he asked me to pass on the message to the two leaders and the guarantor parties that they should seize this opportunity. This is a historic opportunity.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “We started to address the critical issues that will be the focus of ‘table one’ which are the security and guarantees questions which are those that pertain to all participants of the conference.”
6. Wide shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “All participants yesterday and today made it clear that they came here to Crans Montana to try to the solve the problem, and Cyprus problem is of course all chapters.”
8. Wide shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus:
“At the end of the day of course it is the responsibility of the conference participants to go that final mile, to think outside the box and try out some new ideas so that we can finally can go down from this beautiful Swiss mountain with a plan.”
10. Wide shot, cameraman with stakeout
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“What is notable about this process is that the two leaders have taken the process further than their predecessors have taken it. They have come up with a remarkably expansive set of convergences between the two sides.”
12. Wide shot, stake out
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“There was a sense that whatever the disagreements there may be about history, that now is the time to come to an agreement about the future of Cyprus.”
14. Med shot, cameraman
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “The biggest success would be an actual comprehensive agreement, that’s hard but not impossible in the sense that so much has been discussed that if this is really productive and we take our time and we focus on the essentials, it is not beyond reach, it could happen. Short of that we could have not a deal, not a framework deal but a breakthrough on the key issues.”
16. Wide shot, stakeout
17. Med shot, journalists
2. Various shots, arrival of delegations
3. Pan right, conference room
4. Med shot, Nikolaos Kotzias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
5. Med shot, Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader
6. Med shot, Mustafa Akinci, Turkish Cypriot leader
7. Med shot, Mevlüt Cavusoglu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey
8. Med shot, reporters
9. Wide shot, press stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“The Secretary-General asked me to come out and represent him today for the opening, he will arrive to the talks later this week, and he asked me to pass on the message to the two leaders and the guarantor parties that they should seize this opportunity. This is a historic opportunity.”
4. Med shot, journalists
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “We started to address the critical issues that will be the focus of ‘table one’ which are the security and guarantees questions which are those that pertain to all participants of the conference.”
6. Wide shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “All participants yesterday and today made it clear that they came here to Crans Montana to try to the solve the problem, and Cyprus problem is of course all chapters.”
8. Wide shot, journalists
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus:
“At the end of the day of course it is the responsibility of the conference participants to go that final mile, to think outside the box and try out some new ideas so that we can finally can go down from this beautiful Swiss mountain with a plan.”
10. Wide shot, cameraman with stakeout
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“What is notable about this process is that the two leaders have taken the process further than their predecessors have taken it. They have come up with a remarkably expansive set of convergences between the two sides.”
12. Wide shot, stake out
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“There was a sense that whatever the disagreements there may be about history, that now is the time to come to an agreement about the future of Cyprus.”
14. Med shot, cameraman
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Espen Barth Eide, UN Special Advisor of the Secretary-General on Cyprus: “The biggest success would be an actual comprehensive agreement, that’s hard but not impossible in the sense that so much has been discussed that if this is really productive and we take our time and we focus on the essentials, it is not beyond reach, it could happen. Short of that we could have not a deal, not a framework deal but a breakthrough on the key issues.”
16. Wide shot, stakeout
17. Med shot, journalists
STORYLINE
A new round of UN-sponsored talks between Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinici and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades has opened today (28 Jun) in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, aiming to reunify their Mediterranean island after a four decades-long split.
Speaking to media at Crans-Montana, Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said “the Secretary-General asked me to come out and represent him today for the opening. He will arrive to the talks later this week, and he asked me to pass on the message to the two leaders and the guarantor parties that they should seize this opportunity. This is a historic opportunity.”
The conference brought all the main players to the table – Representatives from Cyprus’ guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey and Britain as well as senior European Union officials.
Significant gaps remain between the two sides, particularly over the questions of how to compensate for property seized on both sides following the Turkish invasion of 1974 that was triggered by a coup by supporters of union with Greece as well as security and guarantees issues.
Espen Barth Eide, United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus said “we started to address the critical issues that will be the focus of ‘table one’ which are the security and guarantees issues which are those that pertain to all participants of the conference.”
Other issues under discussion in an envisioned federal republic of Cyprus – territory, governance and power-sharing, economy, property rights and the EU – have been largely settled.
Eide said that the rest of the first day would be spend discussing bi-communal issues, as there were “outstanding issues in those areas as well”. He added, “All participants yesterday and today made it clear that they came here to Crans-Montana to try to the solve the problem, and Cyprus problem is of course all chapters.”
The negotiations on the long-running conflict are the best chance, but maybe not the last one, to get an agreement, Eide said. He added, “At the end of the day of course it is the responsibility of the conference participants to go that final mile, to think outside the box and try some new ideas so that we can finally come down from this beautiful Swiss mountain with a plan.”
In reference to the UN’s facilitating role in the Cyprus process, Under-Secretary-General Feltman said that “what is notable about this process is that the two leaders have taken the process further than their predecessors have taken it. They have come up with a remarkably expansive set of convergences between the two sides.”
Asked about the morning’s session, Feltman said “there was a sense that whatever the disagreements are over history, now is the time to come together for the future of Cyprus.”
Referring to a journalist’s question on how the UN would define a success at the negotiations in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana Eide said “the biggest success would actually be a comprehensive agreement. That’s hard but not impossible in the sense that so much has been discussed that if this is really productive and we take our time and we focus on the essential, it is not beyond reach, it could happen. Short of that we could have not a deal, not a framework deal but a breakthrough on the key issues.”
Eide said that UN facilitators and participants were in Crans Montana for “the long haul.”
The United Nations is seeking a peace deal uniting Cyprus under a federal umbrella and which could also define the future of Europe’s relations with Turkey, a key player in the conflict.
The last attempt to resolve the crisis ended in failure in 2004 after the UN-backed “Annan-Plan” was rejected by Greek-Cypriot voters in a referendum.
Speaking to media at Crans-Montana, Jeffrey Feltman, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs said “the Secretary-General asked me to come out and represent him today for the opening. He will arrive to the talks later this week, and he asked me to pass on the message to the two leaders and the guarantor parties that they should seize this opportunity. This is a historic opportunity.”
The conference brought all the main players to the table – Representatives from Cyprus’ guarantor powers, Greece, Turkey and Britain as well as senior European Union officials.
Significant gaps remain between the two sides, particularly over the questions of how to compensate for property seized on both sides following the Turkish invasion of 1974 that was triggered by a coup by supporters of union with Greece as well as security and guarantees issues.
Espen Barth Eide, United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus said “we started to address the critical issues that will be the focus of ‘table one’ which are the security and guarantees issues which are those that pertain to all participants of the conference.”
Other issues under discussion in an envisioned federal republic of Cyprus – territory, governance and power-sharing, economy, property rights and the EU – have been largely settled.
Eide said that the rest of the first day would be spend discussing bi-communal issues, as there were “outstanding issues in those areas as well”. He added, “All participants yesterday and today made it clear that they came here to Crans-Montana to try to the solve the problem, and Cyprus problem is of course all chapters.”
The negotiations on the long-running conflict are the best chance, but maybe not the last one, to get an agreement, Eide said. He added, “At the end of the day of course it is the responsibility of the conference participants to go that final mile, to think outside the box and try some new ideas so that we can finally come down from this beautiful Swiss mountain with a plan.”
In reference to the UN’s facilitating role in the Cyprus process, Under-Secretary-General Feltman said that “what is notable about this process is that the two leaders have taken the process further than their predecessors have taken it. They have come up with a remarkably expansive set of convergences between the two sides.”
Asked about the morning’s session, Feltman said “there was a sense that whatever the disagreements are over history, now is the time to come together for the future of Cyprus.”
Referring to a journalist’s question on how the UN would define a success at the negotiations in the Swiss resort of Crans Montana Eide said “the biggest success would actually be a comprehensive agreement. That’s hard but not impossible in the sense that so much has been discussed that if this is really productive and we take our time and we focus on the essential, it is not beyond reach, it could happen. Short of that we could have not a deal, not a framework deal but a breakthrough on the key issues.”
Eide said that UN facilitators and participants were in Crans Montana for “the long haul.”
The United Nations is seeking a peace deal uniting Cyprus under a federal umbrella and which could also define the future of Europe’s relations with Turkey, a key player in the conflict.
The last attempt to resolve the crisis ended in failure in 2004 after the UN-backed “Annan-Plan” was rejected by Greek-Cypriot voters in a referendum.
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