António Guterres says UN force "developed an internal action plan" for Cyprus buffer zone tensions

United Nations peacekeeping officials in Cyprus plan to meet Charalambos Alexandrou, Denia’s mukhtar, on Thursday after an altercation the previous day in the buffer zone near the Nicosia district village. A Unficyp spokesman said calm had returned after Turkish forces and Greek Cypriot farmers pulled back when UN personnel arrived, and that the mission is coordinating with all sides while noting the deeper dispute requires a long-term political resolution. The spokesman said Unficyp’s task is to keep incidents from growing and to keep farmers and its own personnel safe. The clash followed Alexandrou’s recent request for a more noticeable UN role around Denia. In July, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the force had adopted measures to handle these recurring difficulties, as farmland tensions have flared in the Nicosia-Morphou buffer zone, including near Avlona.