cyprus problem
Nicosia will work through diplomatic channels to attempt to ameliorate certain references in the recent reports on Cyprus issued by the UN Secretary-General. “We will...
A UN envoy could provide critical support, Guterres says in Cyprus Good Offices report
A United Nations envoy to lead engagement with the parties could provide critical support, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said in his Good Offices...
Ozersay accuses Tatar of using his ideas on cooperation (Update)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s much-trumpeted proposals for cooperation may have caused a row in north, but had still not been received by the Cyprus...
Anastasiades says rebuffed suggestion by Erdogan that they meet in the north
President Nicos Anastasiades offered to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Paris, who instead suggested that a meeting could take place in the north...
Anastasiades will answer Tatar’s ‘new proposals’ once he’s seen them
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday he was not aware that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar would be handing over proposals to a UN official...
Our View: Lack of trust no problem with little chance of new peace moves
The build-up to the next six-monthly UN report on the Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission and a second on the justifications for extending the Unficyp mandate...
Petrol stations association in the north threatens to close its pumps
The “association” of petrol stations in the north has threatened to close its petrol stations after the decision by petroleum suppliers to reduce the time...
Trust between the two sides ‘at a low point’ UN official says
Trust between the two sides in Cyprus is at a low point and without rebuilding it, it will be difficult to move forward with the...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Cyprus leaders embrace pen-pal diplomacy
EFFORTS to prevent a settlement of our Cyprob have entered a new sphere, which involves an old methodology – letter-writing. The two leaders have now...
Ankara bolsters Tatar’s two-state aspirations with visit by Turkish VP
Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay was in the north on Thursday to bolster Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar whose election “had shown the desire of...