Erhurman: Christodoulides rejected Guterres proposal to clear mines

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that President Nikos Christodoulides rejected a proposal for more landmines to be cleared across the island, which was made by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during his visit to the island last week.

“We agreed to clear the mines, the Greek Cypriot side rejected it,” he told journalist Nazar Eriskin, before explaining that the plan would have seen mine-clearing efforts begin in the buffer zone and then continue...