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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, right, and Haiti's President Rene Preval , second from right, greet people outside the government palace in Quito after attending a meeting of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The emergency meeting discussed the region's response to the humanitarian crisis in quake-shattered Haiti. Haiti
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations
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Map locates Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where a U.S./Afghan offensive against Taliban militants is imminent. Afghanistan
A Brazilian U.N. peacekeeper injured during Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti arrives to a military air base in Sao Paulo, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Haiti Earthquake
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center left, as French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, rear center, looks on, upon Clinton's arrival at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Clinton flew to Paris on Friday for talks with French officials and to give a speech on European security in which she will underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the continent's security. Hillary Rodham Clinton
HILLSBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 05: Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks during a press conference after a deal was announced concerning Northern Ireland's power-sharing government at Hillsborough Castle on February 5, 2010 in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Taoiseach Brian Cowen were today launching a deal to save Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, confirming it will take on policing and justice powers from April 12. The deal between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein includes new plans on overseeing parades. Gordon Brown
The bodies of Taliban fighters, who were killed in Friday's gunbattle with Afghan forces, are covered with blankets at the office of Afghan Red Crescent Society to be transported to their villages, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Taliban
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Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, mid ground right walks Chadian President Idris Deby, center as he is received by Sudanese officials upon his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Chadian President Idris Deby is visiting Sudan for the first time in nearly six years to try to smooth relations strained over the troubled Darfur region. Sudan
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Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias, left, and the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot community, Mehmet Ali Talat, right, inspect paintings by Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot artists in support of peace on the island, during a UN art exhibition after their meeting at a U.N compound inside the UN-controlled buffer zone in the divided island's capital Nicosia, on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. The two leaders resumed talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically split island after a month-long summer recess. United Nations envoy Alexander Downer said the two leaders submitted compromise proposals in a bid to bridge a gap on power-sharing under a future federation. Mehmet Ali Talat
African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping speaks to African Union foreign ministers at the beginning of their meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The foreign ministers are meeting ahead of the African Union heads of state and government, who will converge in the Ethiopian capital on Sunday. African leaders and foreign ministers meet twice a year to review the political issues of the continent. African Union

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, welcomes from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat before their meeting in Turkish occupied northen divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's trip to Cyprus was meant as a diplomatic jolt to lumbering talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically-split island from a man whose own homeland of Korea has suffered the indignity of division for more than a half-century. Instead, a diplomatic gaffe over red carpets and presidential offices poured water over Ban's first-ever visit to the island and put into question whether he succeeded in re-energizing negotiations that have produced only marginal results in 17 months.

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, welcomes from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat before their meeting in Turkish occupied northen divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's trip to Cyprus was meant as a diplomatic jolt to lumbering talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically-split island from a man whose own homeland of Korea has suffered the indignity of division for more than a half-century. Instead, a diplomatic gaffe over red carpets and presidential offices poured water over Ban's first-ever visit to the island and put into question whether he succeeded in re-energizing negotiations that have produced only marginal results in 17 months.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, four right, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, third right, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, second right, leave a U.N compound after a press conference at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, four right, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, third right, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, second right, leave a U.N compound after a press conference at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, reacts to the media as Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat watch, before they speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, reacts to the media as Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat watch, before they speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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Security escort U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, as he arrives at a U.N. compound before meeting with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Ban Ki-moon praised Cyprus' rival leaders Monday for their efforts to reunify the ethnically divided island, expressing confidence that a decades-old deadlock can be broken.

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Security escort U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, as he arrives at a U.N. compound before meeting with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Ban Ki-moon praised Cyprus' rival leaders Monday for their efforts to reunify the ethnically divided island, expressing confidence that a decades-old deadlock can be broken.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reacts to the Turkish Cypriots as he walks at Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reacts to the Turkish Cypriots as he walks at Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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A Turkish Cypriot woman gives carnations to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he walks at Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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A Turkish Cypriot woman gives carnations to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he walks at Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds carnations given to him by Turkish Cypriots, as he walks in the Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds carnations given to him by Turkish Cypriots, as he walks in the Turkish occupied area at the Ledra Street crossing point separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, second left, and his wife Ban Soon-tae, look out over crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north in Nicosia, the divided capital of the ethnically -split island, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, second left, and his wife Ban Soon-tae, look out over crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north in Nicosia, the divided capital of the ethnically -split island, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks after unveiling a plaque to inaugurate additional renovations shoring up crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of the divided capital of Cyprus, Nicosia on Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks after unveiling a plaque to inaugurate additional renovations shoring up crumbling buildings inside the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally-recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of the divided capital of Cyprus, Nicosia on Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, front centre, walks along some of the narrowest points of the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, front centre, walks along some of the narrowest points of the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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A U.N. blue beret soldier salutes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walks along some of the narrowest points of the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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A U.N. blue beret soldier salutes as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon walks along some of the narrowest points of the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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Two security officials, right, escort the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, after he was welcomed by Cypriot foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou, center left, and with UN Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving at Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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Two security officials, right, escort the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, after he was welcomed by Cypriot foreign minister Marcos Kyprianou, center left, and with UN Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving at Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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In this photo released by Kenyan Presidential Press Services shows President Mwai Kibaki, right, meets with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at his hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 where they held talks. Kibaki and Ban Ki-moon are attending the African Union Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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In this photo released by Kenyan Presidential Press Services shows President Mwai Kibaki, right, meets with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at his hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 where they held talks. Kibaki and Ban Ki-moon are attending the African Union Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, foreground, sits next to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 during the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seen in background.

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Libya's leader Moammar Gaddafi, foreground, sits next to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at UN Conference Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010 during the 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seen in background.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Cypriot Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou, second left, and with U.N Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving in Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is welcomed by Cypriot Foreign Minister Marcos Kyprianou, second left, and with U.N Special Adviser for Cyprus, Alexander Downer, third left, after arriving in Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after arriving at Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Ban's said "I'm here to show my personal support to the Cypriot-led talks to reunify the country,"."My visit is a reflection of the importance I have attached to the current efforts. ..to reach a settlement."

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the media after arriving at Larnaca airport to re-energize slow-moving talks to reunify the ethnically split island of Cyprus, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Ban's said "I'm here to show my personal support to the Cypriot-led talks to reunify the country,"."My visit is a reflection of the importance I have attached to the current efforts. ..to reach a settlement."

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A U.N peacekeeper, right, stands guard as people cross the Ledras street at the UN buffer zone (Green Line) that divide the Greek and Turkish Cypriot controlled areas in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday Jan. 29, 2010. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon he will travel to Cyprus on Sunday to encourage reunification talks between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders.

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A U.N peacekeeper, right, stands guard as people cross the Ledras street at the UN buffer zone (Green Line) that divide the Greek and Turkish Cypriot controlled areas in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday Jan. 29, 2010. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon he will travel to Cyprus on Sunday to encourage reunification talks between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders.

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LONDON - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks with Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith during the opening session of the Afghanistan Conference on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries are attending the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aim to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with offers of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence.

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LONDON - JANUARY 28: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks with Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith during the opening session of the Afghanistan Conference on January 28, 2010 in London, England. Foreign ministers from over 70 countries are attending the conference, co-hosted by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Talks aim to tackle key issues on the future of Afghanistan and the gradual withdrawal of international troops from the country, drafting plans to hand over security responsibilities to local forces and quell the insurgency with offers of jobs and housing to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence.

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, welcomes from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat before their meeting in Turkish occupied northen divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's trip to Cyprus was meant as a diplomatic jolt to lumbering talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically-split island from a man whose own homeland of Korea has suffered the indignity of division for more than a half-century. Instead, a diplomatic gaffe over red carpets and presidential offices poured water over Ban's first-ever visit to the island and put into question whether he succeeded in re-energizing negotiations that have produced only marginal results in 17 months.

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In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, welcomes from Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat before their meeting in Turkish occupied northen divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's trip to Cyprus was meant as a diplomatic jolt to lumbering talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically-split island from a man whose own homeland of Korea has suffered the indignity of division for more than a half-century. Instead, a diplomatic gaffe over red carpets and presidential offices poured water over Ban's first-ever visit to the island and put into question whether he succeeded in re-energizing negotiations that have produced only marginal results in 17 months.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, four right, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, third right, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, second right, leave a U.N compound after a press conference at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, four right, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, third right, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, second right, leave a U.N compound after a press conference at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, reacts to the media as Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat watch, before they speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, reacts to the media as Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat watch, before they speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of Cyprus, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, center, Cyprus' President Dimitris Christofias, left, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat shake hands before their speak to the media at the U.N. controlled buffer zone separating the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Nicosia, the divided capital of ethnically split Cyprus, on Feb. 1, 2010. Ban's first-ever visit to Cyprus is seen as a personal show of support for the open ended talks between the island's Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and breakaway Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat.

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