#Konstantinos Letymbiotis

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s rhetoric “will intensify even more” as October’s Turkish Cypriot leadership election draws closer, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday. His comments come ...

Amid calls for the resignations of the justice and agriculture ministers, the government on Monday continued dodging questions as to whether any senior officials would or should quit over last ...

It was at the beginning of June that government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, speaking about the country’s firefighting capability, boasted that the government was “at absolute operational readiness with strengthened ...

A video circulating on social media of President Nikos Christodoulides speaking to RIK journalist Stavros Kyprianou is fake, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday, adding that it had been ...

The resumption of Cyprus talks from where they left off in Crans-Montana “remains our primary objective”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday evening, pointing out that any discussion of ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, it seems, cannot issue a statement about the president’s activities or statements without inflating its importance. Everything has to be significant, important, unprecedented, historic, emblematic ...

Cyprus’ strategic aim to turn the country into ‘a hub for innovation and financial services is being enhanced with tangible results’, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday of the ...

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 ...

Akel and government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis were on Saturday engaged in a running battle of press releases denouncing one another, with seven statements flying back and forth, and opposing each ...

Foreign experts have concluded their report on Prometheas, a milestone in slashing electricity prices in Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. “The inspection and report by foreign experts ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday emphasised that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on a two-state solution convey a message of intransigence and disdain for UN resolutions. During ...

Greek Cypriot violations of the United Nations buffer zone are “acts of self-defence”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. Speaking to public broadcaster CyBC as draft copies of UN ...

2025 appears destined to become the Year of the Political Saviours. Just a few days into the New Year, a third pretender has stepped forward offering to save Kyproulla from corruption, ...

The United Nations must “avoid equating” the actions taken by Cyprus’ two sides in the island’s buffer zone in Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ coming report regarding the situation on the ...

The north’s upset over the Republic’s stated plans to recommence drilling for natural gas in the seas off the coast of Cyprus in the early part of 2025 is “...

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 ...

Cyprus’ government on Tuesday said it was closely monitoring developments after Turkey announced it was aiming to strike a maritime demarcation agreement with Syria once a permanent government is formed ...

The European Union’s “reflexes” on geopolitical issues in the eastern Mediterranean are “not what we would expect”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday night. He was speaking to ...

A US defence budget amendment will allow Cyprus to participate in military training programs under the auspices of the US, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Wednesday. He described it ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday called on former Disy leader Averof Neophytou to recognise the achievements of the Christodoulides administration and to stop showing animosity. In a post on ...

At least 1,650 applicants will share the €30 million allocated through the government’s energy and housing policy, which opened on November 21 and will run till January 1, 2025, or until the budget runs ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday called for house prices to fall. He pointed out that Cyprus has seen the third-lowest rate of house price increases in the European Union ...

The government is “evaluating” its options regarding the future of the electricity subsidy ahead of its currently scheduled expiry at the end of this month, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday had a working lunch with the five permanent UN Security Council members in New York where they discussed growing concerns over the region, as well ...