Conditions of ‘joint concern for the good of Cyprus’

António Guterres came here hoping to leave with one concrete win under his belt. He put forward a simple proposal to Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhürman: open the Mia Milia and Athienou crossing points at the same time. Earlier rounds of talks had gone nowhere, so UN officials had drawn up a fresh route between Athienou and Aglantzia, following María Ángela Holguín’s visit to the area, and Guterres brought it to the table himself. Christodoulides said yes on the spot. Erhürman said...