News podcast: Cypriots sceptical of Crans-Montana talks
With talks underway in Crans-Montana, Cypriots are sceptical about the Crans Montana reunification talks. Presented by Rosie Charalambous, she also discuss the issues – and possible...
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LIVE: Crans-Montana Day 3
Day three of the Cyprus Conference in Crans-Montana. Follow live updates...
Gueterres could stay overnight at Conference on Cyprus
The UN Secretary-General feels it is important to attend the Conference on Cyprus and the effort to facilitate the talks led by his Special Advisor...
Connecting guarantees to other issues is challenging – Eide
UN Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide described as challenging the connection of the security and guarantees issue to the issues that are outstanding....
Waiting for a push from Guterres
ON THE second day of the Cyprus conference on Thursday, Turkey sought to gain a tactical advantage with its foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu telegraphing to...
LIVE: Crans-Montana Day Two
Follow live updates throughout day two of the International Conference on Cyprus taking place in Crans-Montana...
Anastasiades dissatisfied with Turkish proposal (Update 3)
President Nicos Anastasideas said on Wednesday night that a Turkish proposal on security and guarantees did not satisfy the Greek Cypriot side. Speaking during his...
Second day of Crans-Montana talks kicks off, focus on security
The second day of the Conference on Cyprus continues on Thursday with the issue of security and guarantees and the two sides expected to respond...
Kotzias: monitoring mechanisms should replace guarantees
President Nicos Anastasiades outlined his previous proposal on security at the opening session of the Crans-Montana conference, arguing that the island’s ills stemmed from the...
Live: Crans-Montana Day One
International Conference on Cyprus taking place in Crans-Montana...
Bicommunal movement seeks to raise islanders profile in Geneva
Ten members of the bicommunal Unite Cyprus Now movement will attend the peace talks starting on Wednesday in Crans-Montana to raise awareness about the importance...
‘Giant leaps’ need to be made in Switzerland (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that what’s important is that the Greek Cypriot side is going to the talks in Switzerland determined to achieve...
‘Opportunity to reunify Cyprus finally before us’ (updated)
“The opportunity for the reunification of Cyprus is now finally before us,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday, before the resumed Conference on Cyprus...
No interim agreement on the cards
There can be no interim agreement on the Cyprus problem, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Tuesday, responding to rumours that UN special adviser Espen...
UN document: it’s not what we agreed, says Anastasiades
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said that the document prepared by UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide did not reflect what was agreed with...
Both sides appear uncompromising ahead of Swiss talks
The Greek Cypriot side is going to Switzerland with determination and with the sole aim of seeing the anachronistic system of guarantees abolished, and having...
No more delays, no more wiggle room
Talks reach point of no return By Elias Hazou Given the experience of the past few months, the auguries are less than auspicious for the...
Guarantee mechanisms are less toxic than guarantor powers
By Alper Ali Riza There are procedural similarities and differences between the structure of the Brexit talks that began in Brussels last Monday and the...
Tsipras warns of tension with Turkey if Cyprus talks fail
A possible failure of new peace negotiations over Cyprus could stir tensions between Greece and Turkey, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday. United...
Anastasiades talks security and guarantees with Merkel, Macron (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou and Elias Hazou AS PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades met European leaders on Thursday in Brussels where the government said they backed the Republic’s...