#cyprus problem

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate was on Friday extended until January 31 next year, following the unanimous passing of a resolution by the UN security council. ...

Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou and Britain’s foreign office’s Mediterranean department’s deputy director Alison Kemp met on Thursday in London to discuss the Cyprus problem. After the meeting, ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Wednesday launched a new “five-year development plan” for the north, alongside Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel. ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters. Greece’s foreign ministry said the discussion had ...

The European Commission on Friday announced the launch of the EU Scholarship Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community for the Academic Year 2025/26, funded under the Aid Programme. It said that ...

The United Nations security council is set to reaffirm its commitment to a federal solution to the Cyprus problem, according to a draft copy of the resolution which will see ...

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday cited Cyprus among a number of issues facing Turkey’s candidacy to join the EU. Speaking to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will have a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart on Monday at the latter’...

By Leontios Ierodiakonou Last week’s article ended on a pessimistic note, about six decades having passed since the first hostilities began. Many things have changed – the displacement of a ...

The Cyprus problem show is back. Nothing constructive or meaningful will be agreed, but that was never the objective. As has been made evident over the decades, the two sides ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Saturday said the international community “can never accept” a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem. Speaking at the European People’s Party’s (EPP) conference ...

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots demanded the immediate opening of more crossing points on Friday afternoon, at an event in Nicosia. Members of bicommunal ‘United Cyprus’ gathered at Ayios Dhometios ...

Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday said it is his “ideal” for Nicosia to be brought “to a point where it can be opened to unlimited and mutual ...

The Greek Cypriot side will approach Monday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with the goal of “results”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. He was asked ...

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo will meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on February 10, Tatar’s office announced on Thursday. DiCarlo’s meeting with Tatar is the first ...

Cyprus’ first Vice President Dr Fazil Kucuk and his successor Rauf Denktash, who went on to serve as Turkish Cypriot leader for over three decades, were remembered at ceremonies in ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday night called for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to have “positive” intentions when the pair meet over the matter of opening new crossing points between ...

In accordance with UN resolutions, Spain has reaffirmed its support for attempts to reopen discussions on the Cyprus problem to create a bizonal, bicommunal federation. The promise was made on ...

In an effort to pave the way for an informal expanded meeting for a Cyprus settlement, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Cyprus, ...

I refer to an article published in the Cyprus Mail on January 10 on the views of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and would like to point out, that ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday emphasised that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on a two-state solution convey a message of intransigence and disdain for UN resolutions. During ...

A likeness of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was shaved into the back of a man’s head by Azerbaijani hair artist Hicran Axundov. The back of the man’s ...

The Cyprus problem “could be solved in three months” under the right negotiating framework, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Ozdil Nami said on Wednesday. Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he ...

The Cypriot government has reiterated its demand for fairness and objectivity in the reports of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the Epiphany celebrations in Paphos, ...