Our View: The UN framework has proved a lost cause for Cyprus

The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus and head of Unficyp, Khassim Diagne, on Thursday briefed the UN Security Council on the content of the UNSG’s two reports about Cyprus, the Cyprus News Agency reported. Diagne made no comment about the outcome of the consultations, saying “we are still at a premature stage,” said the agency.

In his report on Unficyp, Antonio Guterres recommended the renewal of the force’s mandate for another year, while in the report on his...