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Two sides restate divergent views amid flurry of pre-talks activity

Evie AndreouMarch 8, 2021March 8, 2021

By Evie AndreouMarch 8, 2021March 8, 202103149

The island’s two community leaders reiterated on Monday their divergent positions on a Cyprus solution during their separate meetings with UN secretary-general’s special envoy Jane...

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Disy rift over federation as a Cyprus solution

Evie AndreouJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

By Evie AndreouJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 202102718

A two-state solution could never be Disy’s choice, the ruling party’s leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday in an apparent criticism of his deputy leader’s...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Akinci warns of permanent partition in Guardian interview

Nick TheodoulouFebruary 6, 2020

By Nick TheodoulouFebruary 6, 202002050

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has warned that the island faces permanent partition and outlined his hope of reaching a deal under a federal framework....

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Akel: secret Ozersay-Anastasiades meeting was not just a social event (Updated)

Jean ChristouJune 19, 2019June 19, 2019

By Jean ChristouJune 19, 2019June 19, 201902494

Opposition Akel on Wednesday called on President Nicos Anastasiades to explain his meeting with Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay behind the back of Turkish...

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Akinci: Turkish Cypriots the main victims of the status quo

Lizzy IoannidouDecember 31, 2018

By Lizzy IoannidouDecember 31, 20180197

The Turkish Cypriots are the only community working towards a solution to the Cyprus problem, the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said in his New...

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People prefer loose to decentralised federation

Alper Ali RizaNovember 4, 2018November 4, 2018

By Alper Ali RizaNovember 4, 2018November 4, 20180190

By Alper Ali Riza The truth is a conversation about the nature of federal government and its suitability for a small island divided by ethnic...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades suggests input from experts on notions of federation and confederation

Lizzy IoannidouOctober 16, 2018

By Lizzy IoannidouOctober 16, 20180155

President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday said he had suggested a workshop be held where experts could discuss various parameters relating to the Cyprus problem, such...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades ‘not shifting the goalposts’ he says

Elias HazouOctober 11, 2018October 11, 2018

By Elias HazouOctober 11, 2018October 11, 20180112

The government is not shifting the goalposts as to the form of a reunified Cyprus state desired by the Greek Cypriot side, president Nicos Anastasiades...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

T/C party denounces federal solution

George PsyllidesJuly 18, 2017

By George PsyllidesJuly 18, 201754 134

Chairman of the Turkish Cypriot Democratic Party Serdar Denktash announced on Tuesday that his party was withdrawing its support for the February 11, 2014 joint...

CM Regular Columnist Opinion

The Republic is dead, long live the Republic

Alper Ali RizaJanuary 8, 2017January 8, 2017

By Alper Ali RizaJanuary 8, 2017January 8, 201710 236

I do not know any of the leaders of the rejectionist parties but I do know plenty of people who are against any kind of...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Akel responds top Greek comrades who backtracked on Cyprus’ federal solution

Evie AndreouNovember 8, 2016November 14, 2016

By Evie AndreouNovember 8, 2016November 14, 201625 122

Akel believes the decision of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) to reject a bicommunal, bizonal federation in Cyprus is wrong, the party said in the...

Business Cyprus Talks

Arranging competences, transfers & debt, key for reunited, federal Cyprus

Stelios OrphanidesJune 8, 2016November 14, 2016

By Stelios OrphanidesJune 8, 2016November 14, 2016076

By Stelios Orphanides The choice of model for a federal Cyprus, which will set out the assignment of competences and the regime governing transfers and...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Uproar over Turkish Cypriot side’s ‘virgin birth’ implication

FORMER STAFFFebruary 5, 2016November 14, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 5, 2016November 14, 201653 109

A statement by the spokesman of Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Baris Burcu, in which he said a Cyprus solution would create a new federal...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades hopeful but not certain of 2016 solution

Jean ChristouJanuary 3, 2016November 15, 2016

By Jean ChristouJanuary 3, 2016November 15, 20167 155

President Nicos Anastasiades said that although important work has been done in the negotiations, he does not think it is sufficient to say with certainty...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Favouring a ‘Cypriot’ identity but differing on what it means

Evie AndreouFebruary 25, 2015November 14, 2016

By Evie AndreouFebruary 25, 2015November 14, 201661 316

By Evie Andreou The majority of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots favour fostering a Cypriot identify but appear to differ on what that means, according...

Cyprus Education

Federation to be added to school curriculum

George PsyllidesJuly 21, 2014November 16, 2016

By George PsyllidesJuly 21, 2014November 16, 201612 66

By George Psyllides POLITICAL systems, including federation, will be part of the school curriculum in the near future according to Education Minister Costas Kadis, who...

Cyprus Cyprus Talks

Greek Cypriots ‘will never accept partition’

George PsyllidesJuly 21, 2014November 14, 2016

By George PsyllidesJuly 21, 2014November 14, 201641 203

By George Psyllides CYPRUS’ future would be brighter and more hopeful if obstacles were overcome and dividing lines wiped out through a federal republic, President...