Today, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, accompanied by UNPOL Senior Police Advisor, Assistant Police Commissioner Satu Koivu, UNFICYP's Chief of Civil Affairs, Faylene Woolley, and the Force Chief of Staff, Ben Ramsay, escorted a group of 15 Ambassadors based on the island to the UN buffer zone in Sector 4, which covers over 65 kilometres along the area, beginning at Kaimakli and ending at the village of Dherinia on the east coast. 

The diplomatic community had the opportunity to see first-hand the work of peacekeepers on the ground and visit the villages of Pyla and Athienou, the Mission's observation posts along the buffer zone and familiarize with UNFICYP's peacekeeping efforts in the area. 

Ambassadors from Slovakia, Austria, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine were among the visitors.