Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Cyprus and head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Khassim Diagne, is expected to brief the UN Security Council in New York, on the situation on the island, during the second week of July, CNA has learned.
According to CNA informatin, the briefing will be held in a closed session.
The dates on which the UN Security Council will meet to discuss the reports of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his Good Offices Mission for Cyprus and UNFICYP are still to be announced.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
After informal meetings in 2025, followed by a hiatus of several months, deliberations are underway for a new meeting in broader format to be held, as the term of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears its end. María Angela Holguín, Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties.