Diagne to brief Unficyp contributing countries in New York

United Nations special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne is late on Tuesday expected to brief representatives of countries which contribute personnel to the UN’s peacekeeping force on the island (Unficyp) in a series of behind-closed-doors meetings in New York.

The meetings will mark his first engagements held in New York ahead of a planned vote at the UN security council over whether Unficyp’s mandate should be extended at the end of this month.

In addition to his meetings...