UN-hosted Cyprus talks uncertain as Turkish side says it wasn't invited

Tentative UN plans to convene the leaders of Cyprus’s divided communities for talks as early as next week were uncertain today as one side said it had not received an invitation, Reuters reports. The United Nations has been trying to find common ground for the resumption of long-stalled talks between rival Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities in a conflict spanning decades, a major source of tension between Greece and Turkiye. Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides told an audience late Saturday that he had been “sounded out” for talks hosted by the United Nations in New York on 13 August with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. “My response was positive and I hope – we haven’t been […]