Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who spoke to his special adviser for Cyprus Alexander Downer over the phone after the meeting, told journalists in New York that it is "very important" that the two leaders continue talks despite the electoral campaign in the north.
Glavni tajnik UN-a Ban Ki-Moon, koji je razgovarao telefonom sa svojim posebnim savjetnikom za Cipar Alexanderom Downerom nakon sastanka, kazao je novinarima u New Yorku kako je "vrlo važno" da dvojica čelnika nastave razgovore unatoč izbornoj kampanji na sjeveru.