Cyprus, Russia, Libya, Ethiopia & other topics - Daily Briefing (20 April 2021)

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The topics: Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - Cyprus - Russia - Libya - Ethiopia - Burundi - Madagascar - COVAX/Albania - Covid-19/Bhutan - Timor Leste/Floods - Refugees And Migrants - UN Population Fund - Contributions CYPRUS Today, in Geneva, the Secretary-General concluded the informal 5+1 talks on the Cyprus issue.  At a press briefing, the Secretary-General said that they had conducted extensive consultations in a succession of bilateral meetings and plenary meetings in order to try to reach common ground.  He told journalists that they had not yet found enough common ground to allow for the resumption of formal negotiations, but he stressed that he has not given up.  My agenda is very simple, António Guterres said, and that is to fight for the security and well-being of the Cypriots, of the Greek Cypriots and the Turkish Cypriots, that deserve to live in peace and prosperity together.   The next step, the Secretary-General added, is for him to convene, in the near future, another meeting of the 5+1 with the objective to move in the direction of reaching common ground to allow for formal negotiations to start.   In addition to the Cyprus meetings, the Secretary-General also met staff representatives in Geneva. RUSSIA The Secretary-General will travel to Moscow next month, on 12 May, at the invitation of the Government of the Russian Federation. LIBYA The Special Envoy for Libya, Ján Kubiš, has been back in Libya since Monday. Mr. Kubiš is briefing the members of the Security Council in an informal session today. In recent days, he has met with Libyan interlocutors and officials to advance the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement and the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) Roadmap, leading up to the holding of national elections on 24 December 2021. That has included meetings with the country’s prime minister, deputy prime minister and foreign minister. On Tuesday, Mr. Kubiš was received by the Joint Military Commission (JMC) at its Headquarters in Sirte. The Special Envoy and the Joint Military Commission members held a fruitful exchange on wide range of issues, notably focusing on how to advance the full implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement signed in Geneva on 23 October 2020. Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bdate%5D=29%20April%202021


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