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UN Secretary-General Guterres to Visit Cyprus July 27-29 to Meet Greek and Turkish Cypriot Leaders
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Cyprus from July 27 to 29 to meet Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders. The visit focuses on advancing the peace process and island stability through UNFICYP.
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Cyprus from July 27 to 29 to meet with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders as well as other stakeholders. Al-Monitor reported that the trip aims to advance the peace process and support stability on the island, including through the work of the U.N. peacekeeping mission UNFICYP.
Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Guterres has a strong demonstrated commitment to the Cyprus issue. -administered buffer zone. Cyprus was divided in 1974 after Turkey invaded parts of the island's north following a Greek-backed coup.
Seeds of division were sown shortly after independence from Britain in 1960, when a power-sharing administration of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots collapsed amid violence. Greek Cypriots run Cyprus's internationally recognised government in the south while Turkish Cypriots administer the north.
The last meaningful negotiations on Cyprus collapsed in 2017 amid disagreements on whether Turkey should have a role in a future federated Cyprus.
Guterres' term as U.N. Secretary-General expires at the end of 2026.
