text: far as President Kyprianou is concerned his under- standing with the Secretary-General is absolutely clear, and it coincides with yesterday’s statement of the Secretary-General to the press and with his written report of today’s date to the Security Coun- cil”-that is, document S/16858. “President Ky- prianou feels that anything that might tend unneces- sarily to complicate matters should be avoided in order that the difficult task of the Secretary-General be facilitated. President Kyprianou feels that all con- cerned should concentrate seriously on the effort to achieve progress towards a solution of the Cyprus problem.” 112. The PRESIDENT: The representative of Greece has asked to make a statement, and I call upon him. 11 - 113. Mr. DOUNTAS (Greece): I would like to express a certain degree of surprise at the language and tone of certain statements with regard to the outcome of the proximity talks. 114. As I stated earlier, my Government earnestly hopes and wishes that in January the final round of negotiations will prove fruitful to the benefit of both communities in Cyprus. But it seems to me strange -and I feel obliged to draw the Council’s attention to this-that President Kyprianou is apparently expected to come to New York in January and be presented with a document on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, and then be asked to sign it. And if he does not sign it or if he asks for some clarifications, or if he wishes to make some amendments within the context of a dialogue, then he will be considered as a negative element, denying the agreement. That is the impression conveyed by the statements. 115. To us, the natural outcome of a dialogue must always be the product of mutual agreement. It is natural to expect that the proximity talks will conclude in the 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a diplomatic situation, specifically the negotiations between the President of Cyprus and the Secretary-General of the United Nations regarding the Cyprus problem. The language used is formal and official, indicating that it is a high-level discussion. The content does not mention specific economic or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the process and outcome of the negotiations.