USG Rosemary DiCarlo visits Cyprus
On 10 February, the UN Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo, visited Cyprus and held several meetings. She met with the Turkish Cypriot leader, H.E. Ersin Tatar and the Greek Cypriot leader, H.E. Nikos Christodoulides regarding the Cyprus issue in Nicosia and reaffirmed the United Nation's continued commitment to peace on the island.


Later in the day she had an exchange with representatives of the bicommunal Women’s Coalition in Ledra Palace Hotel where she stated: "Cyprus needs you all as key partners, contributors and opinion leaders to help shape the future of the island. Women’s participation in peace-making efforts is therefore not just a matter of fairness and equality, it is smart peace-making."
During her visit, DiCarlo was also escorted to the UN Good Offices Mission's latest photo exhibition about the peace process located outside Ledra Palace and had an encounter to exchange views with the former negotiators before hosting a working dinner with the Greek Cypriot Negotiator and the Turkish Cypriot Special Representative.
On the following day, DiCarlo continued her visit to Greece and Türkiye where she had constructive discussions with Greece’s Foreign Minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, and Türkiye's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mehmet Kemal Bozay. She plans to engage with representatives from the United Kingdom as well in the coming period. The guarantor powers of Greece, Türkiye and the United Kingdom continue to play an important role and responsibility in the Cyprus context.
In his last report to the Security Council on his mission of Good Offices, the Secretary-General encouraged all parties to the Cyprus issue to engage in dialogue and to seek a mutually acceptable way forward with the required political will, creativity and openness to compromise.