UN drafting watered-down federal solution for Cyprus, Independent reports

The special envoy of the UN secretary-general is preparing a plan for a Cyprus settlement that differs from previous efforts, according to the Independent.

The British newspaper describes a strong push to accelerate the process towards a Cyprus solution, driven by António Guterres’s special envoy, María Ángela Holguín. According to the Independent, the new plan could end 52 years of stalemate through a loose federal solution closer to Turkish demands for two separate states....