Did Cyprus do right thing walking away from Board of Peace?

Nicosia this week walked back its initial enthusiasm at having been invited to US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace, perhaps coming to realise it was not the best idea to jump on the bandwagon of what looks like a exclusive members club designed to rival or even replace the United Nations system.

As one former diplomat put it: “They did a backflip”.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the fate of the Cyprus problem rests on UN Security Council resolutions.