Cyprus Talks

Former Turkish Cypriot Leader Mehmet Ali Talat said on Wednesday that Turkey’s current stance on the Cyprus problem is “a complete fiasco”. Speaking to Kibris Postasi, he said Turkey “...

UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin will be in London for March for meetings with UK officials. The UN secretary general’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday thanked Slovakia for the country’s “long-term” support regarding the Cyprus problem. He was speaking at a meeting with Slovakia’s Parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini ...

The Cyprus problem “is still solvable”, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s head Colin Stewart said on Monday. Speaking at an event at the Ledra Palace hotel ...

The government on Sunday issued an “anti-navtex” in response to a Turkish navtex message regarding maritime research in the sea off Cyprus’ northern coast. Turkey had earlier issued a navtex, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday the government is “ready for negotiations to start tomorrow”. He was speaking at a memorial for Eoka fighter Grigoris Afxentiou, who was killed on ...

The UN peacekeeping force’s (Unficyp) 60-year presence in Cyprus serves as a sad and urgent call to “take the courageous steps needed” and move towards lasting peace, the force’...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday called for the British parliament to “offer assistance” to address “common challenges”. She made the remark during a meeting with a delegation of British ...

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin will be in Cyprus in mid-March, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after a church ceremony, Christodoulides said ...

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday met with delegations of two Turkish Cypriot political parties, the CTP and the TDP, as well as former Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akinci. Demetriou’...

The United States does not support a two-state solution in Cyprus, the deputy assistant secretary of state Joshua Huck said on Wednesday. “We do not support a two-state solution [in ...

The National Council should convene on a regular basis, particularly as the Cyprus problem is at a ‘crucial point’, House president and Disy party leader Annita Demetriou said on Monday. “...

By Jonathan Shkurko and Tom Cleaver Deputy government spokesperson Yiannis Antoniou on Monday described as “unacceptable” the position of the British High Commissioner in Cyprus, who said that Turkish Cypriots ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday his country is “trying to solve the Cyprus problem by expanding the bounds of diplomacy.” Fidan was speaking to Turkish television channel ...

House President Annita Demetriou described the arrival of UN Envoy Maria Angela Holguin as a “positive first step” at an event held in honour of Eoka fighters in Pelendri. “The ...

Socio-economic inequalities in Cyprus risk “further estrangement” between both sides, the UN Security Council cautioned in its latest resolution renewing the mandate for the UN’s peacekeeping force (Unficyp) for ...

Former Greek Vice President Evangelos Venizelos said on Wednesday that Greece and Cyprus need to formulate a vision and consensus on the Cyprus problem. Speaking during his visit with House ...

By Tom Cleaver and Andria Kades Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday accused the United Nations Security Council of holding a “biased attitude” after it ratified Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ ...

Nicosia on Wednesday welcomed the UN Security Council’s unanimous adoption of a resolution extending the peacekeeping (Unficyp) force in Cyprus, which also urged both sides to work towards returning ...

The most important thing is to listen, not just to leaders, but to society, the UN secretary general’s personal envoy to Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin said on Tuesday following ...

The cost of compensating every single Greek Cypriot for every single piece of land lost in 1974 may top £22.4 billion (€26.3bn), former Immovable Property Commission (IPC) chairman Ayfer Said Erkmen has ...

The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin began her meetings on the island on Monday, discussing issues with Unficyp head Colin Stewart first. Holguin is set ...

The government will “soon” announce unilateral measures for Turkish Cypriots, to coincide with the arrival of the new UN envoy to Cyprus, it emerged on Thursday. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis ...

The bicommunal Eastern Mediterranean Think Tank has penned a letter to Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, imploring them to make progress towards Cypriot reunification. “We feel the need to publicly ...