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...
Cyprus negotiations
Saying this deal is better than 2004 is really not the point
IN A SPEECH he made to his party’s supreme council last weekend, Disy leader Averof Neophytou said the following: “We are today discussing a...
Anastasiades: progress in chapter on external relations
The chapter on the power of the constituent states to conclude international treaties was closed “in substance” during talks between the leaders on Wednesday,...
Opposition parties turn their guns on Eide
Having found little fault with President Nicos Anastasiades’ performance in New York, and his supposed thwarting of attempts for a multilateral conference on the Cyprus...
Turkish foreign minister: last chance for a solution
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu who was in New York during the UN general assembly told Turkish Cypriot newspaper Havadis that this was the last...
Parties welcome ‘non-restrictive’ outcome of New York meeting
Greek Cypriot political parties breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday when President Nicos Anastasiades left New York without a solution timetable, a...
Harsh realities behind race for a solution
The two leaders have gone further than any others in the process of reaching an agreement, but the toughest issues have yet to be agreed...
Government denies opposition claims of timetables and UN arbitration
There was no question of timeframes, arbitration, or a multilateral meeting as part of the reunification negotiations, the government said on Thursday, as President Nicos...
Eide: convergences ‘far beyond’ what’s gone before
Espen Barth Eide, the UN secretary-general’s special advisor on Cyprus, said on Monday the convergences between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders in the talks...
Church concerned over direction of talks
Reunification based on two equal states would spell the beginning of the end of Hellenism on the island, the Church of Cyprus said on Monday,...
Anastasiades: no statements until September 14
All eyes on the Cyprus negotiations are now focused on September 14 when the leaders complete a series of meetings which aim to bridge...
‘Emotional bond’ criteria in leaders’ discussions on property
By Jean Christou Turkish daily Milliyet on Monday said it had accessed the content of some of the discussions between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish...
Leaders increasingly likely to issue joint communique after talks end
There is a preliminary agreement between the president and the Turkish Cypriot leader to issue a joint communique on September 14 concerning the results of...
‘Crucial’ meetings include guarantees and territory
By Jean Christou The two leaders will on Tuesday enter a new round of intensive negotiations the government spokesman described as “crucial” on Monday. The...
Turkish Cypriots hit back over guarantees
The ‘foreign affairs ministry’ in the north told the government on Monday to stop trying to speak on behalf of Turkish Cypriots, as they have...
President denies any plan for post-solution international police force (Updated)
Government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides on Monday dismissed claims made by the Turkish daily Milliyet that President Nicos Anastasiades had proposed an international military police force...
‘Bridging of gaps’ but no convergences after leaders’ meeting (updated, with Akinci quotes)
The two sides in the Cyprus reunification talks have come closer to understanding each other’s intentions regarding a number of issues, President Nicos Anastasiades said...
European Parliament will offer budgetary support for a Cyprus solution
The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz pledged financial support for a Cyprus solution following a meeting on Wednesday with UN Special Adviser Espen...
Leaders to hold their first meeting of 2016
The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, will hold their first meeting of 2016 Thursday...
Our View: There is a downside to negotiating in public
OPPOSITION parties were all gloating yesterday, issuing announcements of the ‘we told you’ type, after Monday’s extended Anastasiades-Akinci meeting confirmed the existence of major disagreements...
