UN committed to Cyprus

DATE: Sep 25, 2017
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CATEGORY: MARKET TRENDS
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AUTHOR: Elena Economou

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated to the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the United Nations’ commitment to Cyprus, including the availability of his good offices for the sides to resume the talks as soon as the sides demonstrate their readiness to re-engage.

According to a Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Guterres met on Friday with President Anastasiades and welcomed Cyprus’ commitment to the United Nations and the Government’s support to the current efforts to reform the Organisation.

It is added, in the readout, that the Secretary-General and the President of the Republic of Cyprus exchanged views on the current status of the Cyprus talks, as well as its future.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. The latest round of UN-peace talks commenced at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana on June 28, but in the early hours of July 7, it was announced that the Conference on Cyprus ended without an agreement. Talks held under the auspices of the UN aim at reunifying Cyprus under a federal roof.