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...
Cyprus solution
We must preserve Republic of Cyprus
YIANNAKIS MATSIS argues that the only way to secure the long-term future of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island is by preserving the...
US supports Cyprus solution based on a BBF, USUN Ambassador-Nominee says
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis, New York The United States supports a Cypriot-led comprehensive settlement to reunify the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation (BBF), which would...
Morphou mayor hands over resolution calling for Cyprus solution
President Nicos Anastasiades is ready to continue negotiations for solving the Cyprus problem and pick up where things left off in Crans Montana, government spokesman...
Paris favours the “right solution” to the Cyprus problem – French Ambassador
France is a friend of the Republic of Cyprus and is in favor of the right solution to the Cyprus problem, the country’s Ambassador to...
In defence of the Federal Republic of Cyprus
British QC Alper Riza embraces the broad principles behind a federal solution I suggest Federal Republic of Cyprus as the official name for Cyprus after...
Gas exploitation totally dependent on a solution
The US heads a growing list of those insisting that to exploit its hydrocarbons, Cyprus has to work with Turkey By Demetris Papadopoulos SPEAKING before...
Cyprus negotiations: constructive criticisms are crucial
By Polys Polyviou Kennedy once said that he was ‘an idealist without illusions’. Of course, I am not Kennedy, I could not presume to be...
Mogherini says Turkey has a clear political will to solve the Cyprus problem
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday that there is a clear political will from Turkey to solve...
Resurfacing property reports ‘unreal’, says spokesman
THE Greek Cypriot side on Thursday refused to be drawn on new reports in Turkish daily Milliyet outlining parts of the property discussions in the...
Anastasiades-Akinci hold a new meeting
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hold another meeting on Tuesday in the framework of the current intensified round of the...
There is a historic opportunity for Cyprus that needs to be seized, Hellenic Parliament Deputy Speaker says
Second Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Georgios Varemenos, has expressed hope that recent developments in Turkey will not have an adverse effect on the...
Coup attempt a ‘stressful’ time for Greek Cypriots
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Monday that the attempted coup in Turkey had been extremely worrying for Greek Cypriots with 43,000 Turkish soldiers stationed...
IMF and World Banks on economic challenges of a solution
The first findings by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on the economics of a Cyprus settlement say single and coordinated management,...
Morphou not a bargaining chip, says the Turkish-occupied city’s mayor
Morphou “is not and will never become a bargaining chip” says the Mayor of the Turkish-occupied city, Charalambos Pittas, in reply to statements from the...
Leaders continue UN-led peace talks for a Cyprus solution
The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Moustafa Akinci, meet here today in the context of the...
Vague TC data hampers World Bank report on cost of solution (Update)
THE absence of reliable information about the economic situation in the north is delaying World bank experts from concluding their report that will indicate the...
It’s time to reallocate the economic burdens of the war
By Christos Panayiotides The 1974 invasion had huge economic consequences, primarily for the Greek Cypriots based in northern Cyprus and for the Turkish Cypriots based...
Our View: Despite optimism, funding is main stumbling block for any solution
PRESIDENT Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci said all the right things at the joint panel event in Davos. They both spoke about their determination and resolve...
The wisdom of donkeys
By Hermes Solomon ‘We must not be upset that others hide the truth from us, when we hide it so often from ourselves’ François de...