The UN secretary-general’s new initiative for a solution of the Cyprus problem will possibly begin with the start of the new year, assistant secretary-general Miroslav Jenca said on Thursday.

Jenca, who is responsible for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, said the enlarged meeting on Cyprus would include the guarantor powers, namely the UK, Greece and Turkey.

According to the House, Jenca was speaking during a meeting with the delegation of the PACE subcommittee on foreign affairs, at UN headquarters in New York.

Jenca assured that the UN was dedicated to acting within the framework set out by resolutions on Cyprus.

He also said the UN chief was pursuing the best possible preparation of the new conference on Cyprus, so that it stood a better chance of success.

MP Giorgos Loukaides, who is a member of the PACE subcommittee, pointed out the necessity for good preparation and the importance of all parties aligning with the agreed framework of a solution, as provided for in UN Security Council resolutions.

A renewed procedure for a Cyprus settlement should pick up from where it left off in 2017 in Crans Montana, on the basis of a bizonal, bicommunal federation solution framework, he said.

Loukaides also referred to conflicts in the region and the failure of the international system and the UN to secure peace, stability and the implementation of international law.

However, he did point out that things would have been much worse without the UN.

Jenca said that, despite the criticism the UN has been receiving, it has indeed played a substantive role in resolving conflicts and maintaining peace around the world.