in-cyprus1 Jul 2026

UN envoy calls on leaders to seize ‘historic opportunity’ for Cyprus deal

UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy María Ángela Holguín has urged Cypriot leaders not to remain “prisoners of a difficult past,” in a statement released by UNFICYP detailing weeks of shuttle diplomacy across the region.

Holguín met twice with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman during a visit to Cyprus from 7 to 14 June, according to the statement, and also held talks with political parties in the south following the May 2026 parliamentary elections....

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