UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will hold in the coming weeks meetings in Cyprus to discuss about issue related to the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the developments as regards the buffer zone in Pyla area for which an understanding has been reached.
UK Foreign Minister Lord Ahmad has said that the British government welcomes the diplomatic understanding announced on 9 October with regard to the village of Pyla, where the intention of the Turkish Cypriot side to construct a new road had caused tension and led to physical attacks against UN equipment and personnel.
An agreement reached on Monday morning in relation to the issue of the buffer zone in the area of Pyla would ensure the status of the buffer zone and the non-presence of military and “police” forces of the occupying authorities, diplomatic sources told CNA, describing the development as “a very big” confidence building measure (CBM).
There is no conclusion on the issue of Pyla and we are still in contact with the peacekeeping force, said the Government Spokesman, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, in statements after the meeting of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President regarding the handling of the Cyprus issue, which convened on Friday at the Presidential […]
We are particularly interested in Pyla because it is a community in which Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots live together and the state needs to provide full support so that the improvement in their living conditions can also help to the harmonious coexistence of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Unfortunately the local community’s main problems […]
