UN extends Cyprus mission for six months

The U.N. Security Council has extended the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six more months and expressed regret that progress towards a political solution on the divided island "has been negligible at best."

A resolution adopted unanimously on Wednesday by the 15-nation security council urged Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots "to work towards the resumption of negotiations for a comprehensive settlement."

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