UNFICYP poised to facilitate dialogue for mine-free Cyprus


Unficyp remains poised to facilitate a dialogue between the two sides to develop a roadmap to a mine-free Cyprus, should there be the political will to do so, UN spokesman in Cyprus Aleem Siddique has said.

Siddique was asked to comment on the latest Security Council Resolution renewing Unficyp’s mandate which noted with “regret that the sides are withholding access to the remaining minefields in the buffer zone, and that demining in Cyprus must continue.” It also called for a rapid agreement on facilitating the recommencement of demining operations and clearance of the remaining minefields.

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Source: Cyprus Mail