UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, center, and U.N. Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart, left, talk with Cyprus' with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides during their meeting in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, center, and U.N. Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart, left, talk with Cyprus' with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides during their meeting in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, center, and U.N. Secretary General's Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart, left, talk with Cyprus' with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides during their meeting in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Cyprus has offered more detail about its initiative to create a sea corridor for the steady flow of humanitarian assistance from Cyprus to Gaza, saying that aid-laden ships would sail directly to the enclave, where United Nations personnel would receiv...NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus offered more detail Wednesday on its initiative to create a sea corridor for the steady flow of humanitarian assistance from Cyprus to Gaza, saying that aid-laden ships would sail directly to the enclave, where United Nations personnel would receive it for eventual distribution. Cyprus government spokesman Constantinos Letymbiotis said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “saw the initiative in a positive light” during a long telephone conversation Tuesday evening with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides.

Source: ABC News November 02, 2023 08:09 UTC