Generalni sekretar UN Ban Ki-moon, koji je nakon tog sastanka telefonski razgovarao sa svojim specijalnim savjetnikom za Kipar Alexanderom Downerom, izjavio je novinarima u Njujorku kako je "vrlo važno" da dvojica lidera nastave s pregovorima uprkos izbornoj kampanji na sjeveru.
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.