UN chief: Cypriot talks make limited progress

UNITED NATIONS - The Associated Press

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) joins hands with Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias (L) and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu (R) following their meetings at United Nations headquarters in New York, January 25, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says two days of talks with rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have ended with limited progress.

Ban told reporters Wednesday that he has asked the sides to exchange information about property on the divided Mediterranean island over the next two weeks.

Ban attended talks between representatives of the two groups on Monday and Tuesday just outside New York, but he emphasizes that the negotiations were led by the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, not the U.N.