Guterres dinner marks small step forward as Cyprus talks resume

By midday, it should become clear whether UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s mission to Cyprus has succeeded. The dinner he hosted for the two leaders marked a small step forward, and attention now turns to what Guterres will say, with President Christodoulides hoping for positive developments.

All the critical issues bearing on the effort Guterres has personally taken on were on the table at the dinner: substance, methodology, convergences, the expanded informal conference, and...