(16 Jan 1978) notes: col print
location: athens, greece
title: waldheim cyprus
serviced date: 01/17/78
no: lnc 89703
date shot: 01/16/78
length: 66 ft
seconds: 1:46
sound: natsof and english speech
date of arrival:
film shows: car arrives, waldheim gets out and shakes hands with karamanlis:
waldheim and karamanlis at table, waldheim speaking at press conference.
lead in: un secretary general, kurt waldheim, on tuesday (17/1) ended two days of talks with greek officials. the talks were aimed at the possible resumption of negotiations between greek and turkish cypriots to resolve the crisis on the island of cyprus.
waldheim was on the last leg of a three-country tour. to turkey, cyprus and greece, to promote talks between the two cypriot communities. he arrived in athens on monday from nicosia in cyprus, and on his arrival expressed optimism for the negotiating process.
waldheim spoke to reporters on monday (16/1) after a 90- minute meeting with the greek premier, constantine karamanlis. he said that a new situation had arisen after his round of talks in ankara, nicosia and athens, and that talks may resume in march.
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15 0:24 cu car arrives, waldheim out, shakes hands with caramanlis
23 0:37 mcu karamanlis and waldheim together
31 0:50 ms waldheim and karamanlis at table (2)
36 0:58 waldheim and karamanlis leave
66 1:46 mcu waldheim speaking
commentary: the united nations secretary general, kurt walheim, arrived in athens on monday (16/1) on the last lap of a tour to explore the chances of resuming the cyprus negotiations. waldheim met with the greek prime minister, constantine karamanlis, on monday night. bulent ecevit, the new turkish prime minister, has promised to produce proposals on both the territorial and constitutional aspects of the cyprus problem, if his government obtains a vote of confidence. waldheim will convey these proposals and act as mediator.
waldheim spoke to reporters after his 90-minute meeting with the greek premier and expressed his optimism for the talks to be resumed in the next two months.
waldheim speaks: the talks concentrated, as you can imagine, on the cyprus question, though we touched upon some other problems of the international situation. i informed the prime minister of my talks in ankara and in cyprus, and the prime minister gave me his views on the cyprus question. as you know, there is now a new situation; ankara has informed me that they will come out with proposals, concrete proposals, on the territorial question of cyprus as well as the various proposals on the constitutional aspect.
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