Cyprus has remained calm and stable because of UNFICYP’s presence

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed the conviction that Cyprus has remained calm and stable throughout the years in large measure because of the unwavering presence of the UN peace keeping force (UNFICYP), its preventive and deterrent capabilities and its role in defusing tensions.

In his report on UNFICYP, an unofficial copy of which has been handed over by the UN Secretariat to the UN Security Council members on Friday,  Guterres proposes to the UNSC the renewal of UNFICYP`s mandate for six more months, until January 31, 2019.

Among others, Gutteres says in his report  that “in order to help create conditions conducive for peace, I appeal to the leaders to provide visible and direct support to civil society organisations in their efforts to increase inter-communal engagement and participation and to bolster trust and reconciliation between communities.

CNA