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Cyprus: Clerides and Denktash accept Annan's invitation to meet in September

Cyprus: Clerides and Denktash accept Annan's invitation to meet in September

The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have accepted an invitation by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to meet him later this year "to take stock and see if a course can be charted for the way ahead," a UN spokesman announced today.

His Excellency Glafcos Clerides, the Greek Cypriot leader, and His Excellency Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, consented to meet Mr. Annan on 6 September in Paris, according to the spokesman.

The invitation to the two leaders was conveyed by the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, earlier today.