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 posle sastanka sa kiparskim predsednikom Demetrisom Kristofijasom -- uoči još jedne runde intenziviranih razgovora u sredu -- Dauner je rekao da će "ako Talat pobedi postojati kontinuitet; ako bude Eroglu, ne znamo kako će on tome pristupiti". (Sajprus Mejl - 24/02/10; Sinhua - 23/02/10)