联合国秘书长古特雷斯近期访问塞浦路斯，这是联合国秘书长16年来的首次访问。[1] 他先后会晤了塞浦路斯共和国总统尼科斯·克里斯托季季斯和土族塞浦路斯人领导人图凡·埃尔胡曼，旨在评估重启塞浦路斯问题谈判的条件。[1] 古特雷斯表示："我确实相信，塞浦路斯的解决方案对于维护塞浦路斯人民的利益和和平至关重要，也是一个正在变得危险不稳定的地区稳定的因素。"[1] 塞浦路斯谈判自2017年克朗蒙塔谯会议崩溃以来已陷入停滞。[1]
古特雷斯宣布将召开非正式扩大型5+1会议，涉及两个塞浦路斯社区、三个保证国（希腊、土耳其、英国）和联合国。[1] 该会议的召集需要在信心建立措施、方法和实质问题上取得充分进展后才能进行，古特雷斯未设定具体日期。[1] 与此同时，欧盟委员会已于7月7日任命执行副主席拉斐尔·菲托为欧盟塞浦路斯问题特别代表，显示国际社会对这一问题的重新关注。[1]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres visited Cyprus in early August 2026 to assess prospects for restarting negotiations on the island's division, marking the first visit by a UN secretary-general in 16 years [1]. During his trip, Guterres met separately with Cyprus Republic President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhuman to evaluate conditions for resuming dialogue that has remained frozen since the 2017 Crans-Montana conference collapsed [1].
Guterres emphasized the strategic importance of resolving the Cyprus question, stating: "I do indeed believe that a solution to Cyprus is crucial for safeguarding the interests and peace of the Cypriot people, and is a factor of stability in a region that is becoming dangerously unstable" [1]. In tandem with this diplomatic push, the European Union appointed Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto as its special representative on Cyprus on July 7 [1].
The secretary-general announced plans to convene an informal expanded 5+1 format conference involving the two Cypriot communities, three guarantor powers (Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom), and the United Nations, though no specific date was set [1]. Guterres stipulated that sufficient progress must first be achieved on confidence-building measures, methodology, and substantive issues before such a meeting can be called [1]. A critical question remains whether Turkey will abandon its longstanding two-state solution proposal in favor of a federal arrangement within the UN framework [1].