#Cyprus talks

European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn will make his first contacts on the island “in the immediate future”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. He said ...

The Cyprus problem “is above politics in Turkey”, the country’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday. Speaking during a visit to the north, he said that across Turkey’...

Mixed reactions to the European Commission’s decision to appoint Johannes Hahn as its special envoy for the Cyprus problem have continued, with the United Nations “looking forward” to working ...

Austria’s Johannes Hahn was on Tuesday appointed as European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s special envoy for the Cyprus problem. President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed Hahn’s appointment ...

The two negotiators Greek Cypriot Menelaos Menelaou and special representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader Gunes Onar will meet again early next week, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. ...

The European Union is “committed to supporting Cyprus on its journey towards reunification”, European parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Wednesday. Addressing a European parliament debate on the Cyprus problem, ...

Cyprus remains steadfast in its pursuit of freedom and reunification through assertive realism and clear political will, President Nikos Christodoulides said at a commemorative event on Tuesday evening. Recent developments ...

The goal is for the informal enlarged meeting in Geneva to be “a step towards restarting negotiations from where they had been interrupted in the summer of 2017,” government spokesman Konstantinos ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that he will exploit every opportunity at the Cyprus meeting in Geneva to create the conditions for the resumption of dialogue on the Cyprus ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday met with leadership figures from six political parties to discuss the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem which is set to take place ...

By Kerry Abbott The round table meeting on Cyprus due to take place next month may be postponed. The reason has been heard before: no common ground. In a previous ...

Setting a date for the expanded meeting on the Cyprus issue with the participation of the UN Secretary-General signals the Cyprus President’s efforts to resume talks, Acting Permanent Secretary ...

The Cyprus problem show is back. Nothing constructive or meaningful will be agreed, but that was never the objective. As has been made evident over the decades, the two sides ...

The Greek Cypriot side is “awaiting an official response” regarding a meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar over the prospect of opening new crossing points ...

Two months ago, President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York to find a way forward in the peace process, ...

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis discussed bilateral ties and the Cyprus issue during a meeting with UK’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London. The pair agreed to upgrade the ...

The government will do everything possible to create conditions for the resumption of Cyprus talks, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.  The president, who was speaking to journalists before addressing ...

The aim of the Greek Cypriot side to restart the process leading to negotiations for a Cyprus settlement was met with the scheduling of a broader meeting in the presence ...

President Nikos Christodoulides travelled to New York from London to attend an informal dinner with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The dinner is scheduled for 7...

President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are on the “same page” regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, that there cannot be a solution outside the agreed ...

President Nikos Christodoulides reaffirmed his commitment to creating conditions for the resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem during a speech on Monday evening. The President made his remarks while ...

President Nikos Christodoulides clarified on Thursday that the upcoming trilateral meeting on 15 October will not have an open agenda. The President convened the National Council for October 7 at 11am am ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday morning announced that he had agreed to attend an “informal dinner” with President Nikos Christodoulides and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Tatar was ...

It was clear from his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the resumption of negotiations depends on the Turkish side, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. “Both the secretary-general ...