UN hopes for new crossing points in Cyprus ‘as soon as possible’

The United Nations is hoping for new crossing points to open between Cyprus’ two sides “as soon as possible”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Monday.

He told journalists that envoy Maria Angela Holguin “continues to work with the two leaders, including to advance the agreed confidence-building measures, and in particular to open additional crossing points as soon as possible”.

To this end, he said that “the leaders must demonstrate political will in order to gain momentum...