Veteran politician traces the roots of the Cyprus problem
By Christos Panayiotides
Takis Hadjidemetriou is one of the few Cypriot politicians I respect a great deal. He is a politician in the broader sense of the word, and, unlike ...
President says the state is working to break deadlock on Cyprus problem
The government is working with a specific plan to break the deadlock on the Cyprus talks and through the solution reach a mutually beneficial state of affairs for all, President ...
President says that appointment of UN envoy still ongoing
President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday said that the appointment of the envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Cyprus problem is still ongoing.
Christodoulides was commenting on the issue ...
CMP reps stress importance of cooperation to find missing
The Representatives of the Greek Cypriot community and the Turkish Cypriot community to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), Leonidas Pantelides and Hakki Muftuzade, respectively, on Sunday underlined the importance ...
The Cyprus problem can be solved
Instead of politically bankrupt attack, former UK foreign secretary Jack Straw should leave Cyprus alone to find its own destiny
By Euripides L Evriviades
Jack Straw’s views on Cyprus (...
Lacroix discussed UN buffer zone developments during Cyprus visit
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix had discussions with the leaders of both sides on the island regarding recent developments within the buffer zone and the work of the ...
UN will do everything so Pyla agreement can be implemented, Lacroix says
The United Nations will do its utmost to implement the Pyla agreement, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Wednesday amidst reactions from the Turkish Cypriot side against ...
Consultations continue for UN envoy appointment, Lacroix says
The UN Secretary-General continues to be in active consultation with both sides on the appointment of an envoy for the Cyprus problem, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said ...
UN Secretary-General appoints official to revive reunification talks
The United Nations Secretary-General has picked the person who will act as envoy to Cyprus with the task of kickstarting stalled reunification talks, it emerged on Thursday.
The reveal came ...
Cyprus grants consent for UN rep to examine restart of negotiations
Cyprus has officially given its consent for a UN representative to be appointed to examine whether there is enough ground to relaunch negotiations from where they left off, President Nikos ...
Far too many ‘devils in the detail’
After 60 years of separation between the two Cypriot sides, a federal solution is a high-risk objective
By Fahri Zihni
The last time a framework statement of “common understanding” was agreed ...
President expects announcements on the Cyprus Problem in coming days
Announcements regarding the possibility of the resumption of the Cyprus Problem negotiations are expected in the coming days, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters, the president underscored ...
Solving Cyprus problem a ‘moral obligation’ says president
The government has a moral obligation to solve the Cyprus problem and is working with a specific plan to break the deadlock in the talks, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...
Two-state policy in Cyprus is not an opening gambit but the end game
But it would never work because the RoC would have to relinquish sovereignty over areas not under its effective control, which is just not going to happen – not now, not ...
Turkish and Greek Cypriot workers unite for a better future
Turkish and Greek Cypriots are determined to work towards a brighter future for workers in a reunified island, the head of the Segdamelin union, Athos Eleftheriou said on Thursday.
He ...
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same, President says
“Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots are the same”, said President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday.
He added that “this principle is what has guided me ever since … in my efforts to ...
Our View: ‘Understanding’ turns Pyla into land of opportunity
The ability of the Christodoulides government to put a positive spin on news related to the Cyprus issue is admirable. It has no such success with other news stories – the ...
President gives all-clear for UN to appoint rep for Cyprus talks
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the Republic of Cyprus has given the UN the all-clear to appoint UN adviser to evaluate the prospects of restarting talks on the ...
Turkish Cypriot politicians generally supportive of potential ‘north’ name change
Turkish Cypriot politicians have found themselves divided over a potential name change for the north.
The idea gained traction on Wednesday when Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described the ideas ...
Stewart optimistic about appointment of UN envoy
There are signs that there is movement regarding the appointment of UN envoy on the Cyprus problem, Unficyp Chief Colin Stewart said on Friday at the fourth Cyprus Forum in ...
Kazakhstan supports Cyprob resolution in line with UN charter
Kazakhstan is in favour of finding a solution to the Cyprus issue in accordance with the charter of the UN and the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, said ...
Everything Jack Straw was wrong about over Cyprus
Jack Straw’s comments in the article Former British foreign secretary calls for two-state solution to Cyprus problem (September 7, 2023) present an inaccurate narrative riddled with omissions.
Straw singles out Cyprus ...
Tatar says no to joint meeting, UN envoy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres received two refusals from the Turkish Cypriot side and one ‘yes’ and one ‘no’ from Turkey to two proposals related to a joint meeting with the ...
Our View: Another pointless exercise in empty rhetoric
After a week of wall-to-wall Cyprob contacts on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, President Nikos Christodoulides is coming home with another pocket full of wishes ...