AP Interview: UN envoy says Erdogan ready to deal on Cyprus

The United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office at the Nicosia abandoned airport inside the UN controlled buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, Eide indicated it's unclear where Erdogan wants to take a key summit in Geneva next month that aims to hammer out a comprehensive peace accord. Eide says neither Greece nor Turkey wants the decades-old conflict to remain frozen because a Cyprus deal would help resolve overarching regional issues. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

The United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office at the Nicosia abandoned airport inside the UN controlled buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Eide indicated it is unclear where Erdogan wants to take a key summit in Geneva next month that aims to hammer out a comprehensive peace accord. Eide says neither Greece nor Turkey wants the decades-old conflict to remain frozen because a Cyprus deal would help resolve overarching regional issues. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

The United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office at the Nicosia abandoned airport inside the UN controlled buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. Eide indicated it's unclear where Erdogan wants to take a key summit in Geneva next month that aims to hammer out a comprehensive peace accord. Eide says neither Greece nor Turkey wants the decades-old conflict to remain frozen because a Cyprus deal would help resolve overarching regional issues. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)