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Cyprus: UN envoy in Ankara for talks with Turkish officials

Cyprus: UN envoy in Ankara for talks with Turkish officials

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alvaro de Soto, is scheduled to meet today in Ankara with senior officials of the Turkish Government.

Mr. de Soto is expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul this evening following discussions with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary Ugur (UR) Zial, a UN spokesman said.

Meanwhile tomorrow, Mr. de Soto is to meet with the leader of the ruling party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Special Adviser is expected to return to Cyprus tomorrow in time to hold another meeting between the Turkish Cypriot Leader, Rauf Denktash, and the Greek Cypriot Leader, Glafcos Clerides.