UN hopes parties attend Geneva talks with creativity
The UN has said it hopes the parties attending the informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus in Geneva next week will attend with creativity. “I think...
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Guterres looking for some common ground
The aim of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the upcoming informal meeting in Geneva is to determine whether there is common ground between the two...
Time working against finding political settlement says UNSG (updated)
While UN secretary general Antonio Guterres intends to invite all sides to a five-plus-one conference to explore if common ground exists to negotiate a solution...
UNSG says keen to revitalise efforts on Cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that he is eager to revitalise diplomatic efforts in Cyprus but is awaiting the result of the elections...
Absence of a solution increasingly unsustainable, Guterres says (updated)
The absence of a resolution of the Cyprus problem is increasingly unsustainable, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said, expressing concern that since the talks broke...
Negotiator says Covid-19 holding UNSG back from Cyprus involvement
Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is interested in getting actively involved in the Cyprus problem, but the process...
UN chief willing to push ahead on Cyprus, foreign minister says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his readiness to resume efforts on the Cyprus problem right after the elections in the north, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides...
Cyprus protests Turkish violations of its air and sea
Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Andreas Mavroyiannis has reported Turkish violations of the national air space and sea area of the Republic of Cyprus,...
Guarantee system up for discussion, Akinci says
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said everything was on the table in the reunification talks, including guarantees and right of intervention, as the 1960’s regime...
Our View: Not much to celebrate in new ‘window of hope’
Both leaders appeared satisfied with the lukewarm statement issued by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after their dinner in a Berlin hotel on Monday evening....
‘Frank talks’ but little sign of real progress, Guterres promises to continue efforts
The Berlin trilateral meeting ended on Monday with a promise by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to continue efforts towards an agreement on the terms of...
Leaders urged to show the political courage to take ‘the final step’
The leaders of the two communities, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci bumped into each other on Monday morning at the hotel where they are both...
Lute expected to meet negotiator Mavroyiannis
The UNSG’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute is expected to have a meeting on Monday with Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis in Berlin in preparation...
Parties slam UNSG’s Cyprus report
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres came under fire from most opposition parties on Saturday over his omission to condemn Turkey’s illegal activities in the Cypriot exclusive...
Anastasiades meets Guterres in Paris
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday discussed the Cyprus problem with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a brief encounter in Paris on the sidelines of a...
President underlines desire for talks to restart
With six letters sent to and four meetings with United Nations Secretary general Antonio Guterres in the last two years, President Nicos Anastasiades says he...