Tatar in NY, calls for equal sovereign rights
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar arrived in New York on Sunday in advance of the UN General Assembly, where he is scheduled to advocate for equal sovereign rights for Turkish ...
Former UN envoy says Cyprus solution still possible
Former UNSC representative in Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said it was still possible to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, claiming that not many changes would be needed in ...
Division of Cyprus is a European issue, EP president says (Updated)
The forced division of an EU member state is not a Cyprus question, but a European question, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Friday in an ...
Cyprob negotiators discuss CBMs during virtual meeting
An exchange of views on confidence-building measures (CBM) and a discussion of issues related to the work of the bi-communal technical committees took place in an online meeting between the ...
Cyprus will not be turned into a ‘Greek island’ says Tatar
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has accused the Greek Cypriot community of attempting to turn Cyprus into a ‘Greek island’ and that this will not be allowed as there are ...
Positions of Turkish side diminish prospects for new talks, GC negotiator says
The positions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership make it difficult to try to restart Cyprus talks, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelou was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Political initiatives undertaken ahead of UNSG meeting
Political initiatives are being made in advance of his meeting with the UN Secretary General in September, the President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
At the memorial service of Eoka ...
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees says Anastasiades
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees, to be under Turkey’s influence, to be virtually controlled, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
Speaking at a memorial service ...
Tatar rules out meeting Anastasiades in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he does not expect to meet President Nicos Anastasiades in New York in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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US senator Menendez stands with Cyprus over unacceptable status quo and Turkish activity in Varosha
The status quo in Cyprus and Turkish activity in Varosha are unacceptable and contrary to the resolutions of the UN Security Council, the president of the US Senate Foreign Relations ...
Our View: Time for foreign ministry to take on some responsibility
The foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a statement which said among other things: “For yet another time we are watching with astonishment and concern the effort of Turkey to distort ...
Cyprus problem could be solved ‘in a month’
But expert warns lack of political will means it probably won’t ever be
Can the Cyprus problem still be solved? Professor James Ker-Lindsay, the passionate international relations analyst, recently ...
Negotiations focus only on technical committees
Cyprus problem negotiations cannot start without the necessary common ground, Turkish Cypriot leader’s Special Representative Ergyun Olgun said on Saturday.
Olgun said that the weekly online meetings with Greek ...
Online Cyprob meetings to resume next week
Negotiators for the islands Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities are expected to resume with online meetings next week in ongoing efforts to kick-start talks.
According to CNA, the online ...
Britain’s leadership rivals, Truss and Sunak pledge support for Cyprus
The two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have both pledged support for Cyprus in separate ...
‘EU has punished Turkey over invasion of Cyprus’ says EP president
The EU has punished Turkey for its behaviour towards Cyprus by freezing several chapters of the accession negotiations, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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‘Over-ambitious’ talk about sanctioning Turkey not enough to save Varosha
The people of Famagusta are tired of 48 years of false hopes of return and everything the government is doing is leading nowhere, the mayor of the occupied town has said.
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Kasoulides urges Turkish side to accept CBMs
The only way forward in Cyprus is dialogue and there is no alternative, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said.
Addressing an annual event on Saturday night in the Famagusta region, ...
Our View: Minutes ‘discovery’ much ado about nothing
A document, published in Phileleftheros on Sunday, which contained the supposedly missing minutes of a July 4 meeting that the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Espen Barth Eide had with ...
Cyprus solution: a comprehensive set of ideas
You have probably already read – some of you have probably already studied – the work of the twelve-member Eastern Mediterranean Think Tank, which constitutes a coherent and comprehensive proposal for the ...
Cyprus seeks ‘actions and proposals’ on resumption of talks
Cyprus expects the creation of conditions that will allow the UN Secretary-General to activate discussion on “the bold” confidence-building measures (CBMs) it has submitted, but also the resumption of a ...
Foreign ministry used enlightenment funding to finance marathons – audit office
The foreign ministry used funds for the enlightenment of the Cyprus problem to finance a group formed to participate in a series of marathons for two years, an auditor-general’s ...
Diaspora discuss new challenges in promoting Cyprob abroad
Expat organisations that participate in the World Conference of Cyprus Diaspora on Thursday referred to the new difficulties they face in promoting aspects of the Cyprus issue because of changing ...
Ukraine ‘parallel’ should refocus attention on Cyprus problem
The parallels between the problems of Cyprus and Ukraine should refocus the attention of the international community to what has happened here since 1974, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Wednesday.
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