UN urges rivals in Cyprus to de-escalate tensions and seize opportunity to restart negotiations

The UN Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus for a year and urged all parties including rival Green Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots to take steps “to de-escalate tensions in and around the buffer zone” dividing the Mediterranean island.

Source: UN urges rivals in Cyprus to de-escalate tensions and seize opportunity to restart negotiations