The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus and Head of the UN peacekeeping mission, Khassim Diagne, briefed members of the diplomatic community on Thursday on the activities of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) ahead of his upcoming visit to New York to address the UN Security Council in July.
According to a post by UN Cyprus on X, Diagne welcomed diplomats for a briefing on UNFICYP activities on the island before his planned briefing to the UN Security Council in July.
During the meeting, Diagne also addressed the situation in the buffer zone and referred to ongoing activities carried out by the mission’s military, UN Police and Civil Affairs components aimed at reducing tensions and maintaining peace.
UN Cyprus said that multilateralism remains ‘our strongest tool to bridge divides and build lasting peace on the island.’