Greek Cypriot side ready to attend any meetings UN chief wishes
The Greek Cypriot side stands ready to attend any meeting the UN Secretary-General wishes to convene on the Cyprus issue, either between the leaders of the two communities or with ...
Turkish side’s demands hinder efforts for breakthrough, president tells new ambassadors
Demands tabled by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot for the recognition of sovereign equality and of equal international status for the breakaway state hinder efforts to achieve a breakthrough, President ...
Three scenarios being looked at to move Cyprob forward
Three scenarios are being considered in the diplomatic arena with the aim of resuming Cyprus talks, according to latest reports and speculation ahead of the UN General Assembly in New ...
Lute due back in Cyprus towards the end of August
The UN Secretary General’s special envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is expected to visit the island again soon, reports said on Wednesday.
According to the Cyprus News Agency (...
Putin says unilateral actions on Varosha ‘unacceptable’
Unilateral actions that violate UN Security Council Resolutions on Varosha are unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday.
It said that ...
The president who cries wolf
President Anastasiades has lost all credibility in his claimed commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal federation
Aesop wrote that when, for the third time, the previously lying shepherd cried ‘Wolf! Wolf! ...
Varosha and the IPC: to apply or not
Following the announcement made by President Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 20, about the opening-up (on a “pilot” basis) of a small segment of the fenced-off ...
Our View: Cyprus needs to stop alienating its EU partners
Having secured a condemnatory statement from UN Security Council presidency and the UN resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate, without the ‘British tail’, the Cyprus government will now ...
Why patience remains key to a federal solution
The healing process takes time, patience and pastures new
As we are just into the silly season, when I allow myself to comment on comments, I shall answer Nazaret Shamilian’...
We’re no traitors say Varosha refugees
Opening up part of Varosha leaves refugees in a terrible quandary
Instead of the government stopping just short of declaring as traitors those Varosha refugees who choose to claim their ...
Anastasiades hopes ‘intense diplomatic efforts’ on Varosha will yield results
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope on Sunday that “intense diplomatic efforts” would prevent further threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Tuesday.
In ...
Akel says government not acting decisively enough in face of Turkish provocations
If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday.
In statements after ...
Anastasiades calls for more clarity from UN on Varosha issue
President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said he would have liked more clarity by UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on the issue of Varosha in his latest report to the Security ...
Christodoulides to brief EU counterparts on Cyprus problem
Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides will brief Monday his European counterparts on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, especially about the fenced part of Famagusta, Varosha, in view of ...
Cypriot sides need to act decisively or solution could be unattainable, UN says
UN Secretary- General, Antonio Guterres warned in his latest Good Offices Mission report that unless parties act decisively now, continuing dynamics in and around Cyprus could render future efforts to ...
The EU will ‘never, ever’ accept a two-state solution in Cyprus
The European Union will “never, ever” accept a two-state deal in Cyprus, the head of its executive said on Thursday.
Ursula von der Leyen, who was visiting Cyprus, said the ...
Turkish side says no point to new Cyprus conference
The Turkish side on Thursday seemed to flatly reject the convening of a new informal conference on Cyprus, saying there was no point to it after the deadlocked talks in ...
Any illegal activity will have repercussions Anastasiades warns in advance of Erdogan visit
Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said on Tuesday he was very concerned about developments in Varosha and called for immediate action before it is too late.
Referring to the issue ...
Tatar says will assess UNSG’s proposals
A proposal to appoint a Special Envoy to speed up efforts to find common ground was made by the UN secretary general during meetings in Brussels last week, Turkish Cypriot ...
Reimagining a Cyprus settlement
A parallel state of the Republic in northern Cyprus is one where it is not power that is shared with the RoC, but values, laws and system of governance
Searching ...
‘Two-state solution a non-starter’, UN chief assures Anastasiades (Updated)
A two-state solution in Cyprus is a non-starter, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, according to President Nicos Anastasiades, who met with the UN chief on Friday in Brussels.
Anastasiades met ...
EU ‘ready to engage with Turkey’, underlines importance of Varosha
The European Council is set to offer Turkey “readiness to engage” in “a phased, proportionate and reversible manner” while remaining fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem ...
New round of Cyprob contacts kick off on Tuesday
Discussions on the Cyprus issue will pick up momentum from Tuesday, beginning with a new round of contacts by UN envoy Jane Holl Lute who was due to arrived late ...
Tatar to tell Lute: no recognition, no formal negotiations
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he will tell the UN Secretary-General’s envoy Jane Holl Lute at their upcoming meeting that formal negotiations on Cyprus can only take place ...