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UN Envoy Meets with Guterres and Briefs Security Council on Cyprus

Published January 15, 2026, 05:12
UN Envoy Meets with Guterres and Briefs Security Council on Cyprus

The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative, Hasim Diyan, held meetings in New York regarding the Cyprus issue, briefing Antonio Guterres and the Security Council. Discussions focused on the resumption of negotiations and the activities of UNFICYP. Despite the United Nations' willingness, the Turkish side remains negative and insists on discussions regarding confidence-building measures. The Secretary-General's Personal Envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, is expected to return to Nicosia at the end of January for new meetings with the leaders of the two communities, aiming to promote a new multilateral informal meeting. Diyan also met with Turkey's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ahmet Yildiz.