- Title: UNITED NATIONS: GREECE/TURKEY BILATERAL TALKS
- Date: 23rd September 1997
- Summary: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 23, 1997) (RTV) 1. EXTERIOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS WITH FLAGS 0.09 2. MV THEODOROS PANGALOS, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR GREECE AND MR. ISMAIL CEM, MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKEY WALKING DOWN STEPS 0.23 3. SCU ISMAIL CEM SAYING "WE HAD A FRIENDLY TALK, A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. WE BOTH EXPLAINED OUR POSITIONS IN A FRIENDLY MANNER. WE FINALIZED BY SAYING THAT WE'LL MEET EACH OTHER AGAIN SOON. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WE'LL CONTINUE THIS DIALOGUE BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY AND MYSELF." (ENGLISH) 1.00 (CEM STANDS ASIDE AND PANGALOS STARTS TO SPEAK SAYING: "AS YOU KNOW, MINISTER CEM AND MYSELF HAPPEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER SINCE A VERY LONG TIME. WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO EACH OTHER OUR POSITIONS AND I THINK THIS WAS VERY USEFUL BECAUSE IT GET AN UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE TWO MINISTERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES. AS ISMAIL CEM SAID, WE SHALL MEET VERY SOON IN CRETE. JUST AFTER ONE MONTH. THERE TOGETHER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER WE SHALL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING THIS CONTACT THAT IS NEEDED IN OUR SITUATION. " (ENGLISH) 2.03 5. MV THE TWO MINISTERS DEPART 2.09 Initials S3/2 P3 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
- Embargoed: 8th October 1997 13:00
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- Location: UNITED NATIONS
- Reuters ID: LVA40S63TJWBM6DD6ZY290N5SQ8X
- Story Text: - INTRO: The Greek and Turkish foreign ministers described their bilateral talks at the United Nations on Tuesday (Septmeber 23) as "friendly". They said they will be meeting again very soon to continue their discussions about the disputed island of Cyprus.
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