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United Nations presence credited with decades of calm; official says continued support depends on cooperation
Summary
An agency official credited the U.N. peacekeeping presence—named in the transcript as 'UNFISIP'—with keeping calm in Cyprus for more than six decades, but said the UN cannot impose peace and its effectiveness depends on cooperation from all sides.
An agency official visiting Cyprus credited the United Nations peacekeeping presence—referred to in the transcript as "UNFISIP"—with helping to "maintain calm and stability in a sensitive environment" for more than six decades. The speaker framed the mission’s continued effectiveness as contingent on cooperation among all parties.
The official said the "United Nations cannot impose peace, but... The United Nations remains fully committed to supporting the people of Cyprus in this crucial moment for the island and the wider region." The remarks stressed that international support matters but that local political will and compromise are necessary to move the settlement process forward.
