🇺🇳 The UN’s role in the Cyprus settlement continues to grow 🎙 Comments by Russian Ambassador to Cyprus Murat Zyazikov to TASS on the occasion of United Nations Day (24 October 2026): Today, the world celebrates United Nations Day, marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter. This foundational document of the international order that emerged after the Second World War came into force 81 years ago. Ever since, the United Nations has remained the key forum for resolving the problems and differences of our multipolar world. Efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem provide a clear example. Through the tireless efforts of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, his Personal Envoy on Cyprus María Ángela Holguín, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne, and the UN peacekeeping force on the island under his leadership, which includes Russian personnel, it has been possible not only to sustain the search for a settlement, but also to make that process more constructive, addressing one of the most complex and longstanding problems in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Ambassador stressed that he maintains regular and substantive contacts with all UN officials and bodies responsible for advancing the Cyprus settlement process. 💬 Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, closely follows the settlement process on the island and continues to advocate a comprehensive, viable and just solution to the Cyprus problem. According to Murat Zyazikov, such a solution must serve, above all, the interests of both communities on the island, whose significantly increased engagement Russia fully supports, as well as the goal of ensuring peace, security and stability throughout the region. 💬 Moscow believes that only the Cypriots themselves can achieve a lasting settlement on the island through constructive dialogue between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and their leaders under the auspices of the United Nations.