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Anastasiades was on the front line of those preventing a solution to the Cyprus problem, Akinci says

Andria KadesAugust 22, 2021August 22, 2021

By Andria KadesAugust 22, 2021August 22, 202104048

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hit back on the weekend saying there was no vindication for President Nicos Anastasiades in his interview, as the...

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Anastasiades: Akinci comments vindicate Greek Cypriot side

Nick TheodoulouAugust 19, 2021August 19, 2021

By Nick TheodoulouAugust 19, 2021August 19, 202103297

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday that comments made by former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on the potential annexation of the north vindicate the...

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Anastasiades: Archbishop must have misunderstood two-state solution comments, Akel says president lying (Updated)

Jean ChristouDecember 27, 2020December 27, 2020

By Jean ChristouDecember 27, 2020December 27, 202006621

The Greek Cypriot side has not changed its position as regards a solution to the Cyprus issue, the president said on Sunday in response to...

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Guterres’ Unficyp report: increasing number of buffer zone incidents (Updated)

Andria KadesJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

By Andria KadesJuly 16, 2020July 16, 202002287

The UN secretary-general has called for a six-month renewal of Unficyp’s mandate, highlighting that actions around the buffer zone have caused levels of tension not...

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Akel accuses government of selectively leaking documents

Jean ChristouFebruary 18, 2020

By Jean ChristouFebruary 18, 20200985

Main opposition Akel on Tuesday accused the government of selectively leaking documents about the failed talks in Crans-Montana in July 2017 rather than provide answers...

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Government ‘vindicated’ by Turkish foreign ministry’s comments on guarantees

Jean ChristouFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 2020

By Jean ChristouFebruary 12, 2020February 12, 202002258

The denial by the Turkish foreign ministry that Ankara accepted the removal of Cyprus guarantees in Crans-Montana, as well as comments by a former UN...

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Turkey denies it has accepted removal of guarantees

Peter MichaelFebruary 11, 2020

By Peter MichaelFebruary 11, 202001982

Turkey said on Tuesday reports in the Greek Cypriot media that Ankara accepted the removal of guarantees in Cyprus are false. The Turkish foreign ministry...

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Crans-Montana brought Cyprus to brink of a settlement, former UN official says

Jean ChristouFebruary 9, 2020February 9, 2020

By Jean ChristouFebruary 9, 2020February 9, 202003771

Negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in the summer of 2017 brought both sides in Cyprus to the brink of a settlement, according to...

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Anastasiades got his way in Crans-Montana

CM Guest ColumnistFebruary 9, 2020February 11, 2020

By CM Guest ColumnistFebruary 9, 2020February 11, 202007554

The Cyprus issue was resolved in Crans-Montana, but the public was never told By Makarios Drousiotis In Crans-Montana, Switzerland in July 2017, UN Secretary-General Antonio...

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‘President determined to resume Cyprus talks’

Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 29, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyAugust 29, 20190919

The unity of the people and its political leadership is a prerequisite to attain our goals for a Cyprus settlement, Transport Minister Vasiliki Anastasiadou said...

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Peace activists call for ‘immediate return’ to talks

Staff ReporterAugust 8, 2019

By Staff ReporterAugust 8, 201901097

PEACE activists from both sides of the divide converged at the Ledra Street crossing in the buffer zone in Nicosia on Thursday evening, demanding a...

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Anastasiades promised Cavusoglu to work for two-state solution, columnist claims

Jean ChristouJune 19, 2019June 19, 2019

By Jean ChristouJune 19, 2019June 19, 201903799

A Turkish Cypriot columnist, Levent Kutay at Kibris Postasi, who is said to be close to ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay, on Wednesday penned an article...

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Government still awaiting action from Lute

Evie AndreouApril 22, 2019May 22, 2019

By Evie AndreouApril 22, 2019May 22, 20190140

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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Witty April Fool’s unearths ‘missing’ Crans-Montana minutes

Elias HazouApril 1, 2019

By Elias HazouApril 1, 20190228

Daily Alithia on Monday ran what was likely the most intelligent local April Fool’s story, with a ‘reveal’ that the long-lost minutes of a UN...

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Cavusoglu: guarantees needed now ‘more than ever’

Evie AndreouMarch 21, 2019March 21, 2019

By Evie AndreouMarch 21, 2019March 21, 20190216

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday said that not only were guarantees not anachronistic but ever since unilateral drilling started by the Greek Cypriots,...

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Christodoulides says Lute will be briefed on disputed July 4 meeting

Evie AndreouFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019

By Evie AndreouFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 20190140

The government will make sure UN envoy, Jane Holl Lute, will be thoroughly informed on the meeting in Crans-Montana on July 4, 2017 that concerns...

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GC Crans-Montana proposals no longer valid, Anastasiades says

Source: Cyprus News AgencyFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyFebruary 13, 2019February 13, 20190216

President Nicos Anastasiades, said on Tuesday evening that the proposals he put forward during the Conference on Cyprus in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in...

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Leaders snipe over alleged ‘two-state solution’ comments

Peter MichaelJanuary 25, 2019

By Peter MichaelJanuary 25, 20190174

A war of words broke out on Friday between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci over who said what and when about...

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Anastasiades calls Akel criticisms unjustifiable

George PsyllidesNovember 28, 2018November 28, 2018

By George PsyllidesNovember 28, 2018November 28, 20180132

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday he has been unjustifiably criticised by main opposition Akel over his handling of the reunification talks whose collapse is...

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Kotzias says proper preparation for new talks ‘imperative’

Evie AndreouSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018

By Evie AndreouSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018094

By Evie Andreou Proper preparation is imperative before the launch of a new round of settlement talks in order to have a positive outcome, but...