Greece welcomes the understanding achieved following intensive and thorough deliberations between the Republic of Cyprus and the United Nations Peacekeeping Force (UNFICYP) regarding the area north of Pyla. This understanding ensures the preservation of the status quo in the buffer zone, restores order and creates the conditions for building confidence and rapprochement between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, thus promoting the development of the region for the benefit of all its inhabitants.
Greece also commends the constructive role of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP, Colin Stewart, in achieving this agreement, within the framework of the UN Secretary General’s Good Offices Mission.
This positive development is also thanks to the constructive attitude of the Republic of Cyprus and we hope that this will expedite the appointment of a new UN Envoy to Cyprus and the resumption of talks to resolve the Cyprus issue on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
October 11, 2023