New york: 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 Cyprus News Agency, 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 remained divided since 1974, following Turkey's invasion and occupation of its northern third. Despite numerous rounds of UN-led peace talks, progress has been hindered, largely attributed to Turkish intransigence. The latest negotiations, held in July 2017 at Crans-Montana in Switzerland, concluded without resolution.
After informal meetings in 2025, a hiatus occurred for several months. Deliberations are now underway for a new meeting in a broader format as the term of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nears its end. Mara Angela Holgun, Guterres' Personal Envoy on Cyprus, has been tasked with engaging with the involved parties.