Anastasiades hopes common document will be results-oriented
The UN Secretary-General`s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is due back in Cyprus on Thursday for meetings with both leaders as he...
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Geneva conference criticism dismissed as electioneering
The government on Tuesday dismissed the criticism of President Nicos Anastasiades for agreeing to reconvene the international conference on Cyprus in Geneva later this month...
Eide: ‘Not easy but we’re not giving up’
The United Nations is not giving up on efforts to find common ground to resume the Conference on Cyprus in Geneva, UN special adviser...
President accused of ensuring the talks failed
The apparent gridlock in the Cyprus talks, as can be gleaned from Espen Barth Eide’s statement on Friday, should come as no surprise given...
Foreign minister briefs P5 ambassadors on Geneva impasse
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides on Saturday summoned the ambassadors of the five permanent members of the United Nations’ Security Council to explain President Nicos...
Parties unimpressed with president’s Geneva proposal (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades briefed the National Council on Monday about his proposal that he says would allow a new Geneva conference to go ahead,...
Leaders’ talks likely to focus on ‘direction’ not decisions
The two leaders will discuss how the negotiations process will continue when they meet on Wednesday but they are more likely to point in...
What was it like at the Geneva talks?
We asked Stefanos Evripidou, the Cyprus Mail reporter who covered the Geneva talks on the Cyprus problem, to give us his impressions of the conference....
Geneva talks failed to boost TV ratings as people turn to online news sources
DESPITE the hype, last week’s intercommunal talks in Geneva, followed by the international conference on Cyprus, failed to produce dramatic shifts in TV viewer ratings,...
Yildirim says Turkish guarantees cannot be abandoned (Updated: adds Akinci comments)
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday that Turkey’s guarantees on Cyprus could not be abandoned, CNA reported. “Our conditions and our red lines...
Cyprus security talks to conclude this month -source
By Michele Kambas A working group due to convene on Jan. 18 to hammer out security arrangements for a post-settlement Cyprus will meet for two...
Anastasiades and Tsipras discuss strategy following Geneva
President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday even spoke with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, following the Geneva conference on Cyprus which took place on January 12....
‘No taboos’ over security, says Akinci
THERE are no taboos in negotiations over security, but a proposed solution without rotating presidency will not even make it to a referendum, Turkish Cypriot...
Geneva talks end, to resume at technical level before new political push on major issues
By Stefanos Evripidou in Geneva THE historic Conference on Cyprus, launched yesterday in Geneva to discuss security and guarantees, ended last night without a deal...
News podcast: Geneva talks
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Christodoulides speaks of ‘historic day’
Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that it was an historic day for Cyprus that would be utilised to lead to positive results. The...
Kotzias says guarantees should be scrapped
Greece reiterated on Thursday that the current system of guarantees was outdated, a remnant of the colonial era that should be scrapped. Speaking at the...
UN chief Guterres says Cyprus talks show progress but no “quick fix” (Updated)
The international community is not looking for “a quick fix” for Cyprus, but rather for a solid solution that can withstand the test of...
UNSG to open conference on Thursday morning
The Conference on Cyprus, which will address the issue of security and guarantees will start in Geneva on Thursday at 1115 local time. It will be opened...
Maps submitted, conference is on (update 3)
By George Psyllides and Stefanos Evripidou in Geneva The maps on territory submitted by the two leaders were within the range agreed by both sides...
