UN / CYPRUS UPDATE

21-Aug-2023 00:01:22
In Cyprus, the UN Peacekeeping Mission (UNFICYP) reported that “the situation is calm today, following last week’s assaults on peacekeepers as they tried to prevent unauthorized construction work in the buffer zone near Pyla / Pile, in accordance with their mandate,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / CYPRUS UPDATE
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DATELINE: 21 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

21 AUGUST 2023, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, briefing room
3. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“A quick update on Cyprus, where our peacekeeping mission – UNFICYP -said that the situation is calm today, following last week’s assaults on peacekeepers as they tried to prevent unauthorized construction work in the buffer zone near Pyla / Pile, in accordance with their mandate. The peacekeeping force is maintaining a presence in the area and is monitoring the situation closely. The four peacekeepers injured in the incident have been released from hospital.”
5. Close up, journalists asking question
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Preventing tensions and ensuring the maintenance of the status quo across the buffer zone is the Mission’s top priority. In this regard, the Mission is engaging with the Turkish Cypriot side, and all concerned, to agree a mutually acceptable way forward that respects the United Nation’s mandated authority inside the buffer zone.”
7. Wide shot, briefing room
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Colin Stewart, who is the Secretary-General Special Representative and the head of the mission will be briefing the Security Council in closed consultations later today.”
9. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away
STORYLINE
In Cyprus, the UN Peacekeeping Mission (UNFICYP) reported that “the situation is calm today, following last week’s assaults on peacekeepers as they tried to prevent unauthorized construction work in the buffer zone near Pyla / Pile, in accordance with their mandate,” a UN spokesperson said.

Briefing journalists on Monday (21 Aug) in New York, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, said, “The peacekeeping force is maintaining a presence in the area and is monitoring the situation closely. The four peacekeepers injured in the incident have been released from hospital.”

According to him, “Preventing tensions and ensuring the maintenance of the status quo across the buffer zone is the Mission’s top priority. In this regard, the Mission is engaging with the Turkish Cypriot side, and all concerned, to agree a mutually acceptable way forward that respects the United Nation’s mandated authority inside the buffer zone.”

He added, “Colin Stewart, who is the Secretary-General Special Representative and the head of the mission will be briefing the Security Council in closed consultations later today.”
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