UN chief says set to convene new talks on divided Cyprus
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference after his join meeting with Turkish Cypriot Leader Tufan Erhurman and Greek Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides at a U.N. compound in the Nicosia airport area, inside the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in the divided capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias )
U.N. chief Antonio Guterres said on July 29 he would convene new talks on the Cyprus conflict involving rival leaders on the divided island and the three guarantor powers.
But he gave no date for the meeting, announced at a brief new conference after he held a trilateral meeting with the rival Cypriot leaders to weigh the prospect for new talks nine years after the peace process collapsed.
“I have the consensus of both sides and the guarantors to move into a 5-plus-1 meeting but with adequate preparation,” he said of a format involving the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders with representatives of Türkiye, Greece and the United Kingdom.
