UN chief proposes fresh talks to Cyprus leaders, aiming to end 'frozen conflict'
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres travelled to Cyprus this week with an offer of new peace talks – the latest attempt to resolve a conflict that has outlasted 11 of his predecessors.
The island's division, sealed by Turkey's 1974 invasion but rooted in the flawed power-sharing constitution of 1960, is one of the world's longest-lasting frozen conflicts.
Guterres on Wednesday said he "plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust between its two communities", according to the UN.
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres travelled to Cyprus this week with an offer of new peace talks – the latest attempt to resolve a conflict that has outlasted 11 of his predecessors.
The island's division, sealed by Turkey's 1974 invasion but rooted in the flawed power-sharing constitution of 1960, is one of the world's longest-lasting frozen conflicts.
Guterres on Wednesday said he "plans to convene fresh talks on Cyprus to resolve the decades-long division on the Mediterranean island, stressing that the moment calls for rebuilding trust between its two communities", according to the UN.