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Kerry will travel
to Paris on Monday to join President Barack Obama for the
opening of international climate talks. He will then go to
Brussels to attend NATO meetings, to Kosovo's capital Pristina
and to the Serbian capital Belgrade, where he will take part in
a meeting of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in
Europe, the department said in a statement.
On Dec. 3 he will travel to Nicosia, where he will "meet with
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders to encourage continued
progress in the U.N.-facilitated settlement talks," it said.
Cyprus has been split along ethnic lines since a 1974 Turkish
invasion triggered by a Greek-inspired coup. The internationally
recognized government of Cyprus is a member of the European
Union, and a Turkish-Cypriot administration in the northern part
of the island is recognized only by Turkey.
Greek and Turkish prime ministers said last week they saw an
opportunity to move toward a solution for the division of
Cyprus.
Kerry will travel to Athens on Dec. 4 on the final leg of his
trip, and his talks with Greek officials will include the
migration and refugee crisis and economic reforms, the State
Department said.
(Reporting by Mohammad Zargham; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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