Recent Developments
UN-Mediated Negotiations and Related Issues
Cyprus has been divided since 1974. Greek Cypriots, nearly 80 percent of the population, live in the southern two-thirds of the island. Turkish Cypriots live in the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC, recognized only by Turkey), with about 30,000 Turkish troops providing security. United Nations peacekeeping forces maintain a buffer zone between the two. Since the late 1970s, the UN has promoted negotiations aimed at creating a federal, bicommunal, bizonal republic on Cyprus. Background on Current Talks UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali’s April 5, 1992, "Set of Ideas" was a framework for negotiations for an overall settlement. The Security Council…
