British envoy urges peace process to start quickly
Whatever is going to happen with the resumption of Cyprus talks, should happen quickly, outgoing British High Commissioner in Nicosia, Mathew Kidd, said on Wednesday.
Conference on Cyprus
Vassiliou: there is no new strategy for talks
By Elias Hazou The longer the current deadlock in the Cyprus peace process drags on, and absent any negotiations, the more detrimental it is to
Spokesman satisfied with UNSC commitment to talks
DEPUTY government spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos expressed his satisfaction on Wednesday for the statement of the UN Security Council that it remains committed to support the
Anastasiades blew ‘such a good deal’
Despite the government’s insistence that responsibility for the dramatic collapse of the Crans-Montana talks lies squarely with the Turkish side for refusing to budge
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
UK repeats offer to cede bases’ territory to help solution
The United Kingdom is prepared to cede part of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, in order to contribute to a positive outcome of talks
Eide: Geneva conference could last weeks (updated)
The UN is readying for the long haul once the new Conference on Cyprus gets underway, the Secretary General’s Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said
Turkey’s four freedoms ‘cannot be a condition’ for continuing the talks
If the Turkish side insists on setting the four freedoms as a condition for new talks on security and guarantees in Geneva, they will bear
Akinci aiming for settlement by April (updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci is putting all his hopes into reaching a settlement by the end of April at the latest because after that
Negotiators meet Tuesday ahead of leader’s meeting
The negotiators of the two sides are meeting on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s meeting between the leaders of the island’s two communities. Tuesday’s meeting is
Eide and Kotzias get ready for March
UN Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide said on Friday that he had ‘a very constructive meeting’ with the Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias in Athens, in preparation
Leaders briefed on results of working group on security
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci were briefed separately on Saturday by their chief negotiators on the results of the working
Talks halted by Greek minister’s attitude
The Conference on Cyprus ended the day it started – at least in terms of level of representation – due to the actions and words
UNSG to open conference on Thursday morning
The Conference on Cyprus, which will address the issue of security and guarantees will start in Geneva on Thursday at 1115 local time. It will be opened