UN urges rivals in Cyprus to de-escalate tensions and seize opportunity to restart negotiations
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the U.N. 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.
The council also strongly encouraged to restart negotiations between the two sides.
