UN Secretary General Guterres visits Cyprus

Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides (L) chats with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he leaves after a meeting at Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, 28 July 2026. Guterres is on an official visit to Cyprus, which is the first visit by a UN Secretary-General to the island in 16 years. The visit comes nine years after the collapse of the Crans-Montana conference talks, and the goal is to restart substantive Cyprus talks within the next few months.