A new failure in the talks is not an option says Akel
Main opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou warned on Thursday that the Greek Cypriot side must be ready for comprehensive negotiations in the event of a...
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Akel: president should make counter-proposal to Akinci on gas
Main opposition Akel said on Saturday the Greek Cypriot side should come up with a counter-proposal to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s suggestion on hydrocarbons,...
Limassol cathedral not halted, just delayed, Russian embassy says
THE Russian embassy in Cyprus on Friday did not wish to go into detail over a story that has emerged this week concerning the fate...
Books of condolence opened for Demetris Christofias (Updated)
Akel on Monday opened a book of condolences at the party’s head offices in all districts to mark the passing of former party leader, former...
Kizilyurek says his election is an opportunity for two sides to work together
Turkish Cypriot MEP-elect Niyazi Kizilyurek said Thursday he was a candidate in last Sunday’s elections as a European citizen living on the island and not...
Kyprianou calls on Anastasiades not become ‘the president of division’
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday urged President Nicos Anastasiades not to go down in history as the “president of division”. Kyprianou made the comment...
President’s call for unity is a joke, Kyprianou says
Opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Tuesday President Nicos Anastasiades’ appeal the previous day for unity on the domestic front was a joke. “The...
Tripartite cooperation not a shield from Turkish provocations, Kyprianou says
RECENT Turkish provocations shatter the myth the government is attempting to cultivate that its tripartite co-operations shield Cyprus against all foreign threats, the general-secretary of...
Party leaders on both sides express support for federal solution
The heads of four political parties, Disy’s Averof Neophytou, Akel general -secretary Andros Kyprianou, and the leaders of the Republican Turkish Party and the Communal...
Kyprianou appeals to foreign diplomats to influence Turkey
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday called on foreign diplomats to exert influence on Turkey to cooperate in good faith to resolve the Cyprus issue...
Rift over negotiations deepens, Akel says president ‘adopting Denktash vision’
By George Psyllides Main opposition Akel accused President Nicos Anastasiades of leading the island to partition, as the rift between the two sides deepened on...
Akel leader and president spar over comments by Cavusoglu
The government and opposition Akel traded barbs on Wednesday over what Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said or didn’t say in public or private, about...
Who is making it harder to solve Cyprus problem asks Kyprianou
Akel general secretary Andros Kyprianou on Sunday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to consider who it is that facilitates Turkey and who is trying to...
Kyprianou challenges president to be honest
By George Psyllides Akel chief Andros Kyprianou said the president’s suggestion that he was putting party above country was insulting and he challenged Nicos Anastasiades...
Akel and Diko seek to find some common ground
The leaders of left-wing Akel and centre-right Diko met on Tuesday to try and find common ground despite their ideological differences on the Cyprus issue...
Decentralised federation means partition says Akel (Updated)
Any rejection of a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF) will lead only to partition and not some imaginary ‘decentralised federation’, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said...
Kyprianou keeps own counsel after Cavusoglu dinner
By Evie Andreou Akel leader, Andros Kyprianou, said on Friday he would brief President Nicos Anastasiades on his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu,...
Kyprianou to quiz Cavusoglu on issues of security
Akel General Secretary Andros Kyprianou travelled to Ankara on Thursday where he is to meet Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to ask about Turkey’s...
Petrides aims for local government reforms by early 2019
By the beginning of next year, the issue of local government reform should be finalised, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday. “It is now...
President’s new plan dismissed as ‘coffeeshop talk’
President Nicos Anastasiades’ decentralised federation proposal will prove to be mere coffeeshop talk that would only raise more problems in the reunification talks, main opposition...
