Our View: The Cyprus problem has become a geopolitical issue

To the surprise of absolutely no-one, the two-day visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres produced no substantive results, beyond the possibility of a 5+1 conference in the near future if adequate progress is made.

This was to be expected since the two sides are seemingly unable to agree on anything. They haven’t even managed to achieve the most basic confidence-building measure, the opening of another crossing point. It’s as though they literally want the two parts of Cyprus to remain...