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
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‘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 ...
Anastasiades to meet Lute on Tuesday
President Nicos Anastasiades will receive UN envoy Jane Holl Lute on June 22, it was officially announced on Saturday.
According to the press and information office, the meeting will take place ...
‘Lute will not recommend another informal meeting unless she sees common ground’
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is continuing her consultations to see if there is any common ground to build on, a UN source told ...
New informal meeting on Cyprus problem unlikely
Nicosia on Tuesday said that for the moment it does not appear Turkey has shifted course on the Cyprus issue, making a second informal meeting focused on the island unlikely, ...
UN permanent representative calls for immediate implementation of UNSC Varosha decisions
Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has said there needs to be more accountability regarding the compliance with the decisions of the UN Security Council, and that their ...
‘Turkish aggression undermines stability of region’ Christodoulides says
Turkey`s aggressive rhetoric undermines stability and cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday after the conclusion of the Ministerial Summit of the EU`s ...
US: Turkey’s activities in region ‘deeply disturbing’
US President Joe Biden will have the opportunity to raise human rights and media freedom issues, along with Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean during a meeting with his ...
EU officials say sooner the bloc involved in Cyprus talks the better
The quicker the EU is fully involved in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem the better, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said, it emerged ...
Turkey’s aggressive statements create dangerous climate, says defence minister
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on Sunday that Turkey’s provocative actions and aggressive behaviour against Cyprus and Greece create a dangerous climate.
Addressing the unveiling ceremony of the bust ...
Lute due within June, defining developments in coming weeks
The UN Secretary-General’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute is expected to arrive on the island within June for consultations ahead of another five-party summit on the Cyprus problem, Foreign ...
Biden letter expresses concern over Varosha opening, Koushos says
US President Joe Biden expressed concerns over the unilateral decision last October by the Turkish side to open part of the fenced area of Famagusta, it was announced on Thursday.
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FM discusses bilateral ties, Cyprob with Blinken
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed bilateral ties during a 25-minute phone call on Tuesday.
According to CNA, security cooperation and the Cyprus problem ...
Details expected soon of Lute’s next visit
Cyprus is expecting to be told soon of when the UNSG’s special representative Jane Holl Lute will return to the island.
Lute visited Greece last week and was in ...
Tatar sends letter to EU and UN on ‘how he sees the way forward’
Turkish Cypriot Ersin Tatar has sent a letter to the UN Secretary General laying out his side’s approach to the Cyprus issue and how he sees the process going ...
The Cyprus problem: a tragic farce
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When Turkey invaded and occupied a third of Cyprus in 1974 the international community condemned Turkey’s actions, but its strong words were not met with actions or results. ...
Our View: Do people care about the Cyprus problem anymore?
When asked for an opinion poll which party could best handle the Cyprus problem negotiations the biggest number of respondents (29 per cent) said none. In the poll, conducted for Antenna ...
Anastasiades writes to Biden over Cyprus problem concerns
President Nicos Anastasiades has written to US President Joe Biden concerning the Cyprus problem, highlighting the negative attitudes of the Turkish and the Turkish Cypriot teams.
Anastasiades revealed the move ...
President heads to Portugal for EU summit
President Nicos Anastasiades will leave on Thursday for Porto, Portugal to attend the Porto Social Summit hosted by the EU Portuguese Presidency on May 7 and 8.
During a working dinner he ...
In Easter message, Anastasiades slams Turkey, says winning Covid battle
For the second year running, President Nicos Anastasiades told locked-down Cypriots he hoped this would be the last Easter that was overshadowed by the pandemic.
In his Easter televised address ...