Speaking to reporters after meeting with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias -- ahead of another round of intensified talks Wednesday -- Downer said that "if Talat wins, there will be continuity; if it is Eroglou, we don't know how he will approach it." (Cyprus Mail - 24/02/10; Xinhua - 23/02/10)
Obraćajući se novinarima nakon sastanka s ciparskim predsjednikom Demetrisom Christofiasom -- uoči još jednog kruga intenziviranih razgovora u srijedu -- Downer je kazao kako će "ukoliko Talat pobijedi postojati kontinuitet; ukoliko bude Eroglou, ne znamo kako će on tome pristupiti". (Cyprus Mail - 24/02/10; Xinhua - 23/02/10)