Monday marks the 52nd anniversary of Turkey's 1974 invasion of Cyprus, which led to the division of the island.
Five decades later, the Cyprus issue remains one of the world's longest-running unresolved disputes.
The United Nations announced last week that Antonio Guterres was due to visit Cyprus from July 27 to 29 — the first visit by a UN secretary-general in 16 years — in an effort to breathe new life into the stalled peace process.
A new UN push for progress
His visit marks the culmination of a renewed UN initiative that was launched after an informal enlarged meeting on Cyprus held in Geneva in March.
