Commending Christofias and Talat for their efforts in the peace process, Ban encouraged them to continue working towards a deal, telling reporters, "reaching a mutually acceptable solution will require courage, flexibility and vision, as well as a spirit of compromise."
Pohvalivši Kristofijasa i Talata za njihove napore u mirovnom procesu, Ban ih je podstakao da nastave da rade u pravcu sporazuma, rekavši novinarima da će "postizanje međusobno prihvatljivog rešenja zahtevati hrabrost, fleksibilnost i viziju, kao i duh kompromisa".