Posts tagged with "Cyprus talks"

Cavusoglu: Turkey has done its part to solve Cyprus problem Cyprus Talks

Cavusoglu: Turkey has done its part to solve Cyprus problem

January 22nd, 2019 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying on Tuesday that Turkey had done its part to solve the Cyprus problem. Speaking at an event, Cavusoglu said not only did Turkey do its part for a settlement in Cyprus but also brought new ideas to the negotiating table. “Following the collapse of talks in Crans-Montana...
Akinci hits out at Ozersay (Updated with full comments) Cyprus Talks

Akinci hits out at Ozersay (Updated with full comments)

January 20th, 2019 Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci hit out at his 'foreign minister' Kudret Ozersay on Sunday through his Facebook page over the latter's view on the Cyprus negotiations. A translation from Turkish provided by Unite Cyprus Now, gave Akinci's response to Ozersay who the Turkish Cypriot leader said "felt the need to announce through...
Unficyp report circulated as official document with minor changes Cyprus

Unficyp report circulated as official document with minor changes

January 17th, 2019 The report of the UN Secretary General on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) circulated on Wednesday as an official UN document with a few minor changes from the draft given unofficially to the members of the Security Council on January 11. In paragraph 3 of the report, all four references to Jane Holl Lute have been...
Kyprianou appeals to foreign diplomats to influence Turkey Cyprus Talks

Kyprianou appeals to foreign diplomats to influence Turkey

January 16th, 2019 Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday called on foreign diplomats to exert influence on Turkey to cooperate in good faith to resolve the Cyprus issue for the benefit of all Cypriots and the wider region. Kyprianou was addressing the diplomatic corps at the annual lunch hosted by the party for foreign ambassadors to the...
Russian ambassador says wrong to link Unficyp to Cyprus talks Cyprus

Russian ambassador says wrong to link Unficyp to Cyprus talks

January 6th, 2019 Linking the continuing presence of Unficyp troops on the island to the resumption of negotiations to find a solution to the Cyprus problem is unacceptable, Russian Ambassador Stanislav Osadchiy said on Sunday. In an interview with Phileleftheros, he said it is important that the UN Security Council and its members retain a central...
Spehar to hold contacts in US ahead of Unficyp consultations Cyprus Talks

Spehar to hold contacts in US ahead of Unficyp consultations

January 3rd, 2019 The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp, Elizabeth Spehar, will hold contacts in New York and Washington in mid-January, ahead of consultations at the United Nations Security Council on the renewal of Unficyp mandate. According to the...
Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades ready to speak with Turkey, not 'sidelining' Akinci

December 30th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades is ready to return to the negotiations at any time, as long as it's under the terms of reference of the UN Secretary-General in order for there to be results, he was quoted as saying on Sunday. In an interview with Phileleftheros, part of which was publish online, Anastasiades also said that "without...
Cavusoglu: don’t waste Turkey’s time Cyprus Talks

Cavusoglu: don’t waste Turkey’s time

December 28th, 2018 TURKISH Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said it would be a waste of time to negotiate for the sakes of negotiating, as he reiterated that a timetable should be a condition in reunification talks. “We need to determine the timetable and what and how we are going to negotiate it,” the Turkish diplomat said during a conference...
Archbishop: rules out ‘solution at any cost’ Cyprus

Archbishop: rules out ‘solution at any cost’

December 25th, 2018 ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos said on Tuesday that the Greek Cypriot side should not seek the resumption of the talks for the settlement of the Cyprus problem “at any cost”. In his Christmas message, the Archbishop said the impression that carrying out talks just for the sake of it, without any prospects for success as protection from...
UN’s Lute meets Akinci Cyprus Talks

UN’s Lute meets Akinci

December 17th, 2018 UN envoy Jane Holl Lute met with Turkish Cypriot leaders Mustafa Akinci on Monday morning. The meeting began around 10am and ended around noon. No statements were made. Lute, who is on the island for consultations with both leaders with a view to clinching an agreement on the terms of reference that will pave the way for the...
Boycotting negotiating team ‘not the way to rein in Anastasiades' Cyprus Talks

Boycotting negotiating team ‘not the way to rein in Anastasiades'

December 13th, 2018 By George Psyllides Former government spokesman Michalis Papapetrou voiced disagreement with the decision of two respected politicians to withdraw from the president’s negotiating team over disagreements with his handling of the Cyprus problem in recent months. Papapetrou, who served under former president Glafcos Clerides, said...
Our View: Time for president to be honest over negotiations Our View

Our View: Time for president to be honest over negotiations

December 12th, 2018 President Anastasiades is unwilling to give up the theatre about his supposed commitment to a Cyprus solution even though the size of the audience that takes it seriously is rapidly contracting. And as this audience contracts, he feels obliged to engage in more theatre aimed at creating the false impression that he is making sincere...
Non-solution caused by Turkish intransigence, Anastasiades says Cyprus Talks

Non-solution caused by Turkish intransigence, Anastasiades says

December 9th, 2018 Failure to find a solution to the Cyprus problem is solely due to the intransigence of Turkey, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday. At a memorial service in Nicosia to honour the 10th anniversary since the death of former president Tassos Papadopoulos, which was also attended by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos,...
Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate, president says Cyprus Talks

Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate, president says

December 7th, 2018 Cypriots have the right to determine their own fate in an independent state, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Friday, adding that the country to be passed on to the next generation should have sound foundations, guaranteeing a secure future in a prosperous country with a European identity. Speaking at an event he hosted at the...
Lute will ‘probably visit’ between December 15 and 20 Cyprus

Lute will ‘probably visit’ between December 15 and 20

December 4th, 2018 The UN Secretary General’s envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute will probably visit Cyprus between December 15 and 20, a high-ranking government source told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday. Lute will visit the island with a view to clinching an agreement on the terms of reference that will pave the way for the resumption of Cyprus...
Bicommunal group says notion of ‘decentralisation’ should be nixed Cyprus

Bicommunal group says notion of ‘decentralisation’ should be nixed

December 1st, 2018 The Cyprus Chapter of the Greek Turkish Forum (GTF) has said it welcomes the ongoing efforts for the resumption of negotiations in Cyprus with a “terms of reference”. The group said the terms of reference, which must be set by the leaders by the end of the year,  should reflect the statements of the UNSG, and should entail a...
Kyprianou challenges president to be honest Cyprus Talks

Kyprianou challenges president to be honest

November 29th, 2018 By George Psyllides Akel chief Andros Kyprianou said the president’s suggestion that he was putting party above country was insulting and he challenged Nicos Anastasiades to have the courage to say so if he thought the current deadlock in the talks was an option. Speaking after a meeting with the president on Thursday morning,...
Kyprianou keeps own counsel after Cavusoglu dinner Cyprus Talks

Kyprianou keeps own counsel after Cavusoglu dinner

November 23rd, 2018 By Evie Andreou Akel leader, Andros Kyprianou, said on Friday he would brief President Nicos Anastasiades on his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, which took place in the latter’s home in Ankara, but that he would only make public what was said if it was deemed necessary. Kyprianou, who travelled to Ankara...
President outlines his positions to Republican Turkish Party Cyprus Talks

President outlines his positions to Republican Turkish Party

November 16th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou At an informal meeting held on Friday with Republican Turkish Party (CTP) representatives, President Nicos Anastasiades reaffirmed his readiness to begin efforts towards setting the terms of reference, as requested by the UN Secretary-General, with the ultimate goal of resuming negotiations, the government...
Turkish jets boom over Cyprus, Greek Cypriots protest UDI anniversary Cyprus

Turkish jets boom over Cyprus, Greek Cypriots protest UDI anniversary

November 15th, 2018 Turkish military jets boomed over the capital Nicosia shortly after midday on Thursday during several flyovers to mark the 35th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the north. The flyover by the Turkish air force was to mark the end of the military parade for a series of...
Akinci sees current reunification model as the ‘logical solution’   Cyprus

Akinci sees current reunification model as the ‘logical solution’  

November 12th, 2018 By George Psyllides Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said Monday his side was open to the idea of reducing the federal government’s powers post-solution but they would never accept decisions to be taken on the basis of simple majority. Speaking at a news conference in the evening, Akinci said he wanted to address all...
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