U.S. President Barack Obama and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras have given optimistic outlook over the stalled talks in the divided island of Cyprus.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed impacts of the global economic crisis on Greece with Antonis Samaras, the Prime Minister of the financially-troubled southeastern European country. “The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister discussed preparations for the resumption, in the fall, of negotiations

Indian Defence Minister, Ak Antony said Monday that the country’s armed forces were free to respond to the situation at the Line of Control (LoC).