Lute sees Cavusoglu in Ankara

Jane Holl Lute, the special envoy of the UN Secretary General, wasted no time following a busy week by visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday.

The visit was not announced ahead of time but it was made known after the fact by a post on Cavusoglu's Twitter account.

"We shared our vision on the settlement of the Cyprus issue with Ms Lute, the official assigned by the UN Secretary-General," the foreign minister wrote.

Lute is expected to meet with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in Athens in the second week of September according to Kathimerini Cyprus.

The UN envoy has already spoken with the two Cypriot leaders, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, but she made no public comments about her meetings.

Her Cyprus tour was followed by a trip back to New York, where intense...