#cyprus problem

After almost a decade of dormancy, the Cyprus problem may be beginning to stir. Tuesday will mark the ninth anniversary of the collapse of negotiations in the Swiss ski resort ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday stressed his support for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem, ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday said that only Turkey must demonstrate that it intends to be constructive with regard to the next steps to be taken on the Cyprus ...

Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday accused Cyprus of blocking efforts to modernise the customs union between Turkey and the European Union, despite what he described as strong ...

United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday called on Cypriots to “seize this historic opportunity to negotiate a lasting solution”, as she evaluated her latest ...

Two American foreign policy analysts urged the United States Congress on Tuesday to adopt a firmer approach towards Turkey’s policies in Cyprus, arguing that Washington should explicitly describe the ...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and House President Annita Demetriou reaffirmed their commitment to close coordination between Athens and Nicosia on Tuesday, saying renewed diplomatic efforts on the Cyprus issue ...

United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) chief Khassim Diagne met Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Kemal Bozay in Ankara, as efforts geared towards bringing about a resumption of negotiations in ...

Efforts to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem have not been “frozen”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, with United Nations envoy Maria Angela ...

Progress in efforts aimed at bringing about a solution to the Cyprus problem could aid efforts towards solving other geopolitical issues, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas ...

Former European commissioner Androulla Vassiliou on Friday warned against the continued publishing of speculation regarding the contents of ongoing talks aimed at resuming negotiations in earnest on the Cyprus problem. “...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday blasted as “baseless” claims being made in the media regarding the direction and progress of discussions on the Cyprus problem, suggesting that they ...

The United Nations security council will deliberate the next reports on the state of the UN’s peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and its good offices on the island to ...

Greece has called for strict implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions on Cyprus. Speaking on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York, Greece’s deputy permanent representative Ioannis Stamatekos ...

Expectations surrounding renewed efforts on the Cyprus issue risk leading to disappointment if they are not grounded in realistic objectives, former Turkish Cypriot negotiator Kudret Ozersay said on Wednesday. In ...

UN Special Representative and UNFICYP chief, Khassim Diagne is reported to brief the Security Council in New York next month as diplomatic efforts to revive negotiations on the Cyprus issue ...

The Turkish Cypriots’ will for a solution to the Cyprus problem is “clear”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Monday, with reports of a “looser” solution to the Cyprus ...

Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides on Sunday reiterated the government’s commitment to securing a reunited Cyprus free of occupation troops, saying unity and collective responsibility were essential to achieving that ...

When he was campaigning for his election, President Nikos Christodoulides insisted that he would seek a more active involvement of the EU in the Cyprus problem. Superficially, this sounded like ...

The European Commission is set to soon announce the EU’s new envoy for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He was speaking to journalists on arrival ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ on Thursday expressed disgust with the European Parliament’s latest annual report on Turkey, which was accepted by the parliament by a majority vote on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday said there is no “lack of understanding” between himself and Turkey, as efforts aimed at bringing about a resumption of negotiations to solve ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said that the European Union has “the most decisive role” to play in the current effort being undertaken to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday called for “results” to be achieved at the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, after he convened a meeting of Turkish Cypriot ...