Ban said that during his recent visit to Senegal he met with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who assured him that he is willing to engage in new peace talks with the Greek Cypriot leadership.
Ban je rekao da se, tokom nedavne posete Senegalu, sastao sa vođom kiparskih Turaka Mehmetom Alijem Talatom, koji ga je uveravao da je voljan da započne nove mirovne pregovore sa vođstvom kiparskih Grka.