UN makes last-ditch bid to unite Cyprus ahead of summit

THE UN delivered a revised reunification plan to the rival Cypriot leaders yesterday in a last bid for agreement before the European Union summit later this week in Copenhagen.

“Cyprus has a rendezvous with history. It should not be missed,” UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said.

He asked both Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders “to give the revision the most urgent consideration with a view to reaching a decisive conclusion this week, so that a reunited Cyprus may accede to the European Union”.