UN Cyprus Mission Chief Briefs UK Foreign Office Delegation at Unficyp Headquarters

Nicosia, Cyprus. Khassim Diagne, the UN special representative and head of the Unficyp peacekeeping force, hosted a delegation from the UK’s Foreign Office and its Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The meeting took place at Unficyp headquarters and focused on the mission’s operations on the island.

Briefing on the buffer zone

The United Nations in Cyprus said in a post on X that the mission’s leadership updated the visitors on the latest developments within and around the buffer zone.

UK support reaffirmed

The UN stated that the visit confirmed once more Britain’s long-standing backing for peace and stability in Cyprus. It added that the visit underlined the UK’s role as a country contributing troops to Unficyp, as well as a partner in advancing the mission’s “peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts.”