UN General Assembly
1996

and misrepresentation of the established facts, as well as unfounded and unjustified allegations, will not serve the creation of the climate of confidence and friendship we wish to see in our bilateral relations. In Cyprus, in the period that has elapsed since the last session of the General Assembly, regrettably no noticeable developments have taken place towards a comprehensive settlement. It has not been possible to resume the direct talks between the two sides under the mission of good offices of the United Nations Secretary-General, due to the negative stance of the Greek Cypriots. The Greek Cypriot side continues not to acknowledge that, in the past, the United Nations negotiating process and direct dialogue between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders not only served to establish the key parameters of a final settlement — which are already on the table — but also played an important role in defusing tensions between the two communities. It is all too evident that attempts to derail the United Nations negotiating process can only further complicate the already difficult road to