[1] The leaders undertook joint activities, such as strolling through the line dividing the capital city, Nicosia, together, and spending time on both sides in May 2015.
[9][10] On 30 June 2017, UN said in a statement that Secretary General Antonio Guterres held "highly constructive" talks on Cyprus with key parties in Crans-Montana, enabling a clear vision of what could lead to a settlement.
[11] On 7 July 2017, UN-sponsored talks held in the Swiss Alps for the previous 10 days were brought to a halt after negotiations broke down.
[13] On 1 October 2017, former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw stated that only a partitioned island will bring the dispute between Turkish and Greek Cypriots to an end.
[14] In late 2017, the Business Monitor International, part of the Fitch Group, downgraded its assessment of a new Cyprus unification deal from slim to extremely remote.