2019 – A decisive year for the talks, well, sort of
At the beginning of the year, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said 2019 would be a decisive one for the Cyprus issue. It was, but not...
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Cavusoglu: if GCs accepted political equality there could be movement on Cyprus talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has blamed the Greek Cypriot side for lack of progress on the Cyprus problem because of their refusal to accept...
Two leaders will attend UN event on Tuesday
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will attend a UN event on Tuesday at the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia. The event...
Kyprianou says ‘honest compromise’ the only way for Cyprus to have a future
The only way for Cyprus to have a future is through an honest compromise envisaged by the agreed framework for a solution, opposition Akel leader...
Reactions to Berlin meeting in Cyprus stick to party lines
Reactions at home to Monday’s three-way talks in Berlin – based on the joint statement read out by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres – essentially followed...
Bicommunal rally calls for resumption of Cyprus talks
Demonstrators from both sides held a rally on Friday to call on both leaders not to miss the chance being offered them at the Berlin...
Five-party conference could take place in December, FM says, Pompeo meeting Monday
A five-party conference with the guarantor powers could take place in December, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has said. In an interview with Kathimerini on Sunday,...
Anastasiades had a ‘good discussion’ with Lute
President Nicos Anastasiades, had on Saturday evening a good discussion with the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy Jane Holl Lute, in view of the tripartite meeting...
Lute holding separate meetings with the leaders (updated)
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute is on the island for separate meetings on Saturday with the two leaders ahead of their meeting later this...
Guterres: the people of Cyprus deserve to know that this time it is different (Updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres considers the prospects for a resumption of Cyprus negotiations uncertain at this time but continues to hope that a lasting settlement...
UNSG’s report on Good Offices Mission out on Friday
The UN Secretary-General`s report on his mission of good offices in Cyprus will come out on Friday, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday, asking the press...
Anastasiades: it would be nice if TCs respected the rights of Greek Cypriots
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he would be pleased if the Turkish Cypriot side’s constructive attitude was not so much focused on defending their...
Basic conditions for terms of reference have been set, president says
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that the basic conditions to formulate the terms of reference for a resumption of talks have been set. He...
Security Council briefing on Cyprus on the same day as Berlin tripartite
A UN Security Council briefing on the Secretary-General’s Good Offices report on Cyprus will be held on November 25, the same day as the two...
UK hopes Berlin meeting will pave the way for the resumption of talks
The UK remains committed, as a guarantor power, to supporting the Cyprus peace process, a spokesperson of the Foreign Office has said. The spokesperson told...
Tatar says Akinci should not be trusted with Berlin meeting
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minster’ Ersin Tats said on Sunday that Mustafa Akinci should not attend the meeting with the UN Secretary-General and President Nicos Anastasiades...
Turkey’s stance ahead of Berlin meeting ‘remains to be seen’ spokesman says
It remains to be seen whether the Turkish side will abandon its intransigent stance by the time the leaders meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres...
Next steps up to UNSG says spokesman
It is up to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to plan the next steps in the Cyprus problem, which he will discuss with the leaders...
Guterres calls leaders to Berlin meeting on November 25
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to a meeting in Berlin on November 25, the...
Consultations ongoing with UN to set up tripartite meeting, spokesman says
President Nicos Anastasiades is focused on his cooperation with the UN Secretary-General, whose initiative for a tripartite meeting on Cyprus problem is ongoing, government spokesman...
