×

Guterres plans Cyprus meeting to define way forward

By Thomson Reuters Jul 29, 2026 | 4:07 AM

NICOSIA, July 29 (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ​said on ‌Wednesday he planned to convene a multi-party meeting on the ‌division ​of ⁠Cyprus to define ⁠the way forward on resolving a conflict which has ​lasted more than half ⁠a century.

“I ⁠decided that I ​would convene another ​five plus one meeting, ‌after adequate preparations on confidence building, methodology and ⁠substance,” Guterres told journalists in Nicosia, Cyprus’s ⁠divided ‌capital. The meeting ⁠would include ​Greece, ‌Britain and Turkey, ​which ⁠are guarantor powers of Cyprus’s independence.

(Writing by Michele Kambas; Editing by Sharon ​Singleton)