#cyprus problem

On August 16, 1974 the second stage of Turkey’s invasion was completed drawing the divided line that still exists unchanged, 51 years later. There have been massive changes on both sides of ...

In addition to trying to solve the overarching Cyprus problem, governments have faced many interrelated challenges, including ensuring the adequate functioning of physical infrastructure systems, implementing reforms required for EU ...

The legacies left to us by Archbishop Makarios III are the only ones that will lead us out of the current impasse, Archbishop Georgios said on Sunday. He was speaking ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he and members of the ‘government’ he led between 2019 and 2020 had “convinced Turkey” to support a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem. “...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan briefed the European Union’s enlargement commissioner Marta Kos on the recent enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which was held earlier this month in ...

By Flora Alexandrou The term “bizonal, bicommunal federation” (BBF) has been repeated ad nauseam by politicians for decades. More recently, the Greek Cypriot leadership has replaced it with the more ...

Several political groups in the European Parliament issued messages on Sunday condemning the Turkish invasion and continued occupation of Cyprus, marking 51 years since the illegal military intervention in 1974. The European ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that the government achieved three key goals at the recent expanded meeting on Cyprus held in New York, with the most significant being the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that Turkey’s position on the Cyprus issue lacks support from the international community, regardless of the public statements made by Ankara or the ...

On the face of it, nothing was achieved on the matter of crossing points at this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York. The reality on ...

In the immediate aftermath of the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the authorities’ primary concern was to assist the more than 150,000 people who were displaced and forced to seek shelter in ...

The Government remains steadfast in its efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem despite the intransigence of the Turkish side, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Sunday. Speaking at a memorial ...

A two-state solution is too inflexible and too terminal Rumours about the death of BBF have been greatly exaggerated. A bizonal bicommunal federation is both possible and desirable. It is ...

President Nikos Christodoulides revealed on Saturday evening that a proposal submitted to the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, for the creation of a fact-finding committee on missing persons was met ...

Nicosia’s unwavering goal is the “liberation and reunification of Cyprus, through a viable solution as provided by international law, that will ensure the rights and well-being of all Cypriots,” ...

Greece, alongside the Republic of Cyprus, reaffirmed its commitment to finding a comprehensive and mutually acceptable resolution to the Cyprus issue on Sunday. In a statement issued on the 51st ...

Εgypt, Israel and the State of Palestine have expressed their support in efforts for peace in Cyprus, invited to comment on the 51st anniversary of the coup and the Turkish ...

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli on Friday blasted the Greek Cypriot side’s “failure to keep its word” over the matter of crossing points, following the conclusion of the ...

Cyprus’ political parties on Friday were generally welcoming of the outcome of the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem, which was held in New York this week. Akel said that ...

The Greek Cypriot side suggested the opening of a new crossing point in Nicosia’s old town during the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, but the ...

The second enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem to be held this year drew to a close on Thursday evening, with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres swiftly announcing that further ...

Stakeholders in the Cyprus issue held a series of meetings in New York throughout Thursday, followed by a working lunch hosted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and rounded off with ...

Turkish Cypriot opposition election candidate Tufan Erhurman on Thursday hailed the “important” statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Cyprus problem during the ongoing enlarged meeting on ...

The European Union “remains steadfastly committed to the reunification of Cyprus”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. Cypriot reunification, she added, must be “fully in line ...