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Anastasiades tells Spehar Unficyp’s presence necessary in view of Turkish provocations

Evie AndreouMay 24, 2019

by Evie AndreouMay 24, 20190707

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday stressed to UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar the need for Unficyp to remain especially as Turkish

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Clash in north over direction of Cyprus problem

Evie AndreouMay 23, 2019May 22, 2019

by Evie AndreouMay 23, 2019May 22, 201901863

Within hours of taking over the position of Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ on Wednesday, Ersin Tatar was taking Mustafa Akinci to task for his continued

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Greek-Turkish forum calls for talks to resume

Staff ReporterMay 20, 2019May 20, 2019

by Staff ReporterMay 20, 2019May 20, 201902135

The Greek-Turkish Forum (GTF) has welcomed the positive atmosphere registered during the recent high-level contacts between Turkey and Greece towards enhancing friendship links and close

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EEZ incursion prevents any hopes of talks, president tells UN

CNA News ServiceMay 16, 2019May 20, 2019

by CNA News ServiceMay 16, 2019May 20, 20190314

Turkey’s violation of the Republic’s sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) prevents the resumption of peace negotiations, president Nicos Anastasiades told the UN

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Cyprus protests to UK over ‘disputed’ EEZ comments (Update 2)

Jean ChristouMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019

by Jean ChristouMay 15, 2019May 15, 201901127

British High Commissioner Stephen Lillie was summoned to the foreign ministry on Wednesday to clarify statements by the UK government on its stance vis-à-vis Cyprus’

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Cabinet approves changes for Mavroyiannis to keep UN job

Evie AndreouMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019

by Evie AndreouMay 15, 2019May 15, 2019077

The cabinet on Wednesday approved an amendment to allow the chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem talks to also carry out other duties. The law

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National Council demands Turkey withdraw from Cyprus’ EEZ

Evie AndreouMay 11, 2019May 11, 2019

by Evie AndreouMay 11, 2019May 11, 2019099

The National Council on Saturday unanimously condemned the “flagrant violation” of Cyprus’ sovereign rights and called on Turkey to immediately cease its threats of violence

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With Turkey violating Cyprus’ EEZ, ‘negotiations cannot resume’

CNA News ServiceMay 5, 2019

by CNA News ServiceMay 5, 2019053

The Greek Cypriot side’s intention is to resume negotiations for a settlement, “however this is not possible with Turkish ships violating the sovereign rights of

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UN Security Council stresses ‘urgent need’ for Cyprus settlement

Jean ChristouMay 3, 2019

by Jean ChristouMay 3, 2019060

The UN Security Council on Thursday underlined the “urgent need for a settlement in Cyprus” after being briefed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on his latest

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Nicosia expects Security Council to continue backing Cyprus talks process

Evie AndreouApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019

by Evie AndreouApril 30, 2019April 30, 2019028

Nicosia expects the UN Security Council, which will discuss the report of the UN Secretary-General on his Good Offices in Cyprus later in the week,

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Government still awaiting action from Lute

Evie AndreouApril 22, 2019May 22, 2019

by Evie AndreouApril 22, 2019May 22, 2019027

President Nicos Anastasiades is waiting to see how the UN secretary-general’s special envoy Jane Hall Lute will continue to relaunch the negotiations, government spokesman Prodromos

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The Cyprus President’s goal is the resumption of talks the soonest, Spokesman says

CNA News ServiceApril 21, 2019

by CNA News ServiceApril 21, 2019026

President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades` goal is for the Cyprus talks to resume as soon as possible and on the correct basis, Government Spokesman Prodromos

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An agonising attempt to break the deadlock

Christos PanayiotidesApril 21, 2019April 21, 2019

by Christos PanayiotidesApril 21, 2019April 21, 2019028

By Christos P. Panayiotides THE Security Council, in its resolution 2453 (2019), requested the UN Secretary-General to submit a report by 15 April on the

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Security Council to discuss Cyprus report ‘soon’

CNA News ServiceApril 19, 2019

by CNA News ServiceApril 19, 2019019

Spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric has expressed the hope that the Security Council will discuss the SG’s report on Cyprus

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Russia weighs in on Unficyp’s role after offering five soldiers

Jean ChristouApril 17, 2019

by Jean ChristouApril 17, 2019030

Russia said on Wednesday it was opposed to linking the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate to the progress of the negotiations on

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Opposition questions government’s positive spin on UN report

Jean ChristouApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019

by Jean ChristouApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019020

While ruling Disy accepted the government’s positive spin on the UN secretary-general’s report, and the rejectionist parties trotted out their standard negative rhetoric, main

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Nicosia ‘satisfied’ with Guterres report

CNA News ServiceApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019

by CNA News ServiceApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019025

Nicosia appears to be in general satisfied with the UN Secretary General’s report on his Good Offices mission in Cyprus – an unofficial copy of

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Guterres: Expectations low for agreement on terms of reference

CNA News ServiceApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019

by CNA News ServiceApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019028

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has left the window open yet again for the two sides in Cyprus even though expectations were low for progress or

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Government confirms Lute’s ‘new idea’ for talks (Updated)

Evie AndreouApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019

by Evie AndreouApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019029

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ report on his Good Offices mission in Cyprus is to be submitted to the UN Security Council mid-week instead of

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Turkish side not responding to efforts to resume talks

CNA News ServiceApril 14, 2019

by CNA News ServiceApril 14, 2019028

The Turkish side is not responding to efforts to lift the deadlock and proceed with the resumption of settlement talks, Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said