U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday named a former Colombian foreign minister as his personal envoy to scope out the chances of reviving talks to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic divide, an issue that has defied international diplomacy for nearly five decades.
María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar will work on Guterres' behalf to “search for common ground on the way forward” and to serve as the U.N. chief's advisor on Cyprus, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
Cuéllar served as Colombia's top diplomat during 2010-2018 and as the country's representative to the U.N. during 2004-2006.
