Guterres to travel to Cyprus to advance peace efforts, UN says

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Cyprus to advance peacebuilding efforts between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. The visit aims at resolving the decades-old division of Cyprus before the end of his term this year.

UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to divided Cyprus at the end of July to discuss peacebuilding efforts between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, a U.N. spokesperson said on Thursday. • The visit comes against the backdrop of growing speculation the United Nations will launch a fresh push to resolve the decades-old split of Cyprus before his term expires at the end of the year.