It was ironic that when the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, early in the year said that the UN would resume its peace initiative after the completion of Cyprus’ presidency of the EU Council at the end of June, President Nikos Christodoulides protested. He was ready to engage in the peace process ‘next week’, he said at the time and could not understand this delay.
Holguin resumed her
