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[04] UN - LEDRA STREET
The UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus and Chief of Mission of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Michael Moller has warmly welcomed the removal of the wall in Ledra Street in Nicosia, saying that it represents a very welcome and positive contribution to efforts to create a positive atmosphere in which the search for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem can flourish.

In a statement, Moller assures that UNFICYP is assisting both sides with the practical arrangements to move this process forward and to help implement the necessary measures to expedite progress.

Moller ``warmly welcomes last night`s removal of the wall at the southern end of the buffer zone dividing Ledra Street,`` noting that ``the overnight demolition of the Ledra Street wall in Nicosia`s old town represents a very welcome and positive contribution of great symbolic significance both to efforts to open a crossing point at this historic location and to create a positive atmosphere in which the search for a comprehensive settlement can flourish.``

The UN official notes that ``once the sides are in agreement as to the way ahead, UNFICYP will immediately move, with EU-funded support from UNDP`s Partnership for the Future, to ensure the area`s overall safety in order to facilitate the opening of the crossing as a matter of priority.``

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