Weston arrives in Cyprus

Speaking on arrival at Larnaca Airport he said the purpose of his visit ‘is to do what we can to support the efforts of the Secretary General both with the UN directly and with all the parties involved to the negotiations to get a settlement of the Cyprus issue’.

"My own view, knowing the people of Cyprus, both Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot is that they would assume a historic responsibility and will react in a positive way", said Weston.

The Cypriot sides started talks last week with a view to reaching a political settlement by May 1, when the Greek side joins the European Union.