Turkey, guarantees and the Last Supper
Both our government and Turkey may say differently now, but Turkey was prepared to scrap guarantees at Crans-Montana. Here’s how it happened By Makarios Drousiotis...
Cyprus talks – Crans-Montana
Athens positive towards five party conference
Athens is fully prepared to take part in a process which will contribute towards a Cyprus settlement, Greek Ambassador to Cyprus Ilias Fotopoulos said in...
‘Cyprus remains committed to a peaceful solution’
Cyprus remains committed to the efforts for a peaceful solution, the withdrawal of Turkish troops and the implementation of UN principles, deputy government spokeswoman Klelia...
‘President has not changed position on settlement’
President Nicos Anastasiades has not changed his position as to what type of settlement solution the Greek Cypriot side is seeking, Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou...
Senior UN official to come to Cyprus for consultations – UNSG report
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes there is still a way for both sides to act responsibly in a way thatcan give the island a...
‘World looks on in silence as Cyprus moves towards partition’
Cyprus is moving towards partition while the world looks on in silence, civil society groups from the island said on Tuesday. In a joint call,...
Our View: Akinci move sees Anastasiades turn to cheap theatre
Mustafa Akinci’s suggestion on Monday of the two sides accepting the (UN Secretary-General Antonio) Guterres framework submitted at Crans Montana as a “strategic package agreement”...
A second reading of the Crans-Montana dinner
I GENUINELY respect the views of Alper Ali Riza, who regularly writes in the Sunday Mail. As he rightly points out in his article on...
Our View: Difficult to disagree with Guterres’ conclusions on peace talks
THE UN Secretary-General’s draft report on his good office’s mission has dominated the news since it was leaked at the end of last week. Although...
Akel: UNSG report shows Anastasiades’ squandered chance
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres’ claim of a “historic opportunity missed in Crans-Montana” flies in the face of President Nicos Anastasiades’ narrative of how close...
President accused of sabotaging talks
Main opposition Akel and its presidential nominee Stavros Malas on Tuesday accused President Nicos Anastasiades of sabotaging the Cyprus talks in pursuit of re-election. Their...
UNSG spokesman: We are in a period of reflection on Cyprus
It is now up to the parties in Cyprus to come back to the UN Secretary General, and then decisions will be made on the...
UN and Turkey’s proposals at talks ‘very different’ – president
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday said there should be no confusion between the constructive proposals submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Crans-Montana, and Turkey’s...
Turks would not budge on troops says Anastasiades
The two sides were close to reaching a settlement deal in Switzerland but this was prevented by Turkey’s insistence on the permanent presence of 1,800...
Mavroyiannis defends release of Crans-Montana minutes
Detailed minutes during the controversial five-hour dinner of July 6 at the Crans-Montana Conference on Cyprus, which ended in failure, were kept for the...
‘Lying’ Eide under concerted fire
UN Special Advisor Espen Barth Eide will be back on Monday for meetings with President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to establish...
Ministers call for end of occupation and withdrawal of Turkish troops
Memorials were held throughout the government controlled areas to mark the 43rd anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and commemorate those who fell during...
Grassroots movements struggle on, some not hopeful
By Jelter Meers THE unsuccessful conclusion of the reunification talks in Crans-Montana has been hard to swallow for organisations that try to promote a united...
For whom does the bell toll?
The collapse of the Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana is a no-win situation that should sadden all Cypriots says Antonis Antoniou Yet another attempt to solve...
Two wishes and an unknown future
By Nicos Rolandis On January 28, 1956, the British government proposed to Archbishop Makarios, through Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd, the “Harding Plan” which provided for...