Buffer zone barbed wire still there despite promises to remove it

The barbed wire placed in Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona, and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows is still there, despite government promises to remove it, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Friday.

Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, he said there is “no change in the situation on the ground” in terms of the placing of barbed wire in those three villages, and also made reference to concerns raised over the barbed...