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UN Secretary-General to visit Cyprus for diplomatic talks

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to visit Cyprus from July 27 to 29, 2026, to engage in diplomatic efforts aimed at resuming negotiations on the Cyprus problem. His agenda includes individual meetings with both community leaders, a joint dinner, and a trilateral meeting intended to lay the groundwork for a possible 5+1 conference in September. Guterres also plans to visit the anthropological laboratory of the Committee on Missing Persons to highlight the humanitarian nature of the issue. While the UN and the Greek Cypriot side seek a return to the negotiating table, the Turkish Cypriot side, represented by leader Tufan Erhurman, emphasizes a results-oriented approach and requires progress on confidence-building measures before formal talks. Differing perspectives remain: the Greek Cypriot side views the Turkish side as placing conditional obstacles on negotiations, while the Turkish side rejects the status of a minority and maintains its commitment to sovereign equality. The UN mission, supported by envoy Maria Angela Holguin, aims to avoid the total breakdown of the initiative. This visit is considered a significant effort to inject momentum into the process before Guterres concludes his term at the end of the year.

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EU to appoint Cyprus problem envoy at vice-president level
en.philenews.com · 13 July 2026, 09:35