Feb 6, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres's personal envoy for Cyprus visited the divİded island over
the weekend, a UN spokesperson said on Tuesday.
During the visit, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar met with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders as well as a broad range of interlocutors and representatives of the international community, Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
"She
will be holding meeting in Athens in Greece today, and then will travel on to
Ankara, Türkiye on Thursday," he said, adding that she is also planning to
travel to London in the near future for discussions with officials. The
countries of Türkiye and Britain both serve as guarantors for the island.
Guterres
last month announced the appointment of Holguin to the post. She served as
Colombia's foreign minister from 2010 to 2018.
Cyprus has
been mired in a decades-long dispute between Turkish Cypriots and Greek
Cypriots, despite a series of diplomatic efforts by the UN to achieve a
comprehensive settlement.
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