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Agency official visiting Cyprus urges leaders to make compromises for a shared future
Summary
An agency official visiting Cyprus said Cypriots want progress and urged leaders to "walk that last mile" toward a settlement, stressing solidarity and the limits of what the United Nations can impose.
An agency official visiting Cyprus said the trip was "a visit of solidarity" and stressed that Cypriots are looking for progress and compromise from their leaders. The speaker said the island combines "remarkable history" and "enduring resilience" with "the scars of a painful past."
The official emphasized local public sentiment, saying Cypriots "want their leaders make compromises and to walk that last mile towards the settlement of the Cyprus issue," and argued that the desired future should be defined by "cooperation, opportunity, and peace." The official also cautioned that while international support is important, "United Nations cannot impose peace," underscoring that progress depends on the parties themselves.
