Guterres takes high-risk Cyprus mission amid deep divisions

António Guterres was persuaded to visit Cyprus as a last-ditch attempt to secure a new informal multilateral conference in the near future. It is a high-risk mission, as the current circumstances do not allow an agreement to be reached.

Turkey’s positive stance appears to have concerned the process rather than the substance of the UN Secretary-General’s efforts. This is why his Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín, rushed to Ankara to secure a positive approach, salvage the effort and avoid...