United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday that he plans to convene a new multi-party meeting aimed at determining the next steps toward resolving the decades-long division of Cyprus.
Speaking to reporters in the divided capital of Nicosia, Guterres said the meeting would seek to define a path forward in efforts to address a conflict that has remained unresolved for 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 said.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, meet 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. Petros Karadjias/Pool via REUTERS
Guarantor Powers to Participate
The planned “five-plus-one” meeting will bring together the two sides in Cyprus along with Greece, Britain, and Turkey, the three guarantor powers of Cyprus’ independence.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides as they meet at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Guterres said the meeting will take place after sufficient preparations have been made on confidence-building measures, methodology, and substantive issues to support discussions on the island’s future.
