Egypt calls for calm in Cyprus after attacks on UN peacekeepers

STORY: Egypt calls for calm in Cyprus after attacks on UN peacekeepers DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of headquarters of Egyptian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Egypt on Sunday called for calm in Cyprus after the recent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in the east Mediterranean island. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry called for efforts to stop measures that would fuel tensions between the two parts of Cyprus, underlining the importance of respecting the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. The ministry also stressed the need to avoid any actions that would contribute to complicating the situation and changing the status quo along the cease-fire lines and the buffer zone. It also called for returning to the path of a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus issue in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. On Frid

Two Chinese police officers awarded UN medal in Cyprus

STORY: Two Chinese police officers awarded UN medal in Cyprus DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of headquarter of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in Nicosia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SATU KOIVU, Senior Police Adviser, Head of UNPOL 3. Various of the place for Medal presentation 4. Various of Colin Stewart, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), making speech 5. Various of the medal presentation 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SHEN YUAN, UNPOL STORYLINE: Two Chinese officers serving with the United Nations police force in Cyprus have been granted awards for their dedicated service. They were among the twenty officers who received the UN medal at a medal presentation held in Nicosia on Thursday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SATU KOIVU, Senior Police Adviser, Head of United Nations Police (UNPOL) "I would like to add, not only by doing their daily work