Holguin ‘will return to Cyprus before month’s end’
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin will return to the island before the end of the month, Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou said on Wednesday, ...
‘We have seen it’ – UN coy over reports of ‘looser’ Cyprus solution
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday remained tight-lipped over media reports that the UN is seeking to bring about a “looser” solution to the Cyprus problem, ...
UK paper claims UN envoy exploring new Cyprus settlement plan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ personal envoy on Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, is exploring ideas for a new Cyprus settlement framework aimed at bridging the gap between the two sides, ...
The illusion of a safe pause and Holguin’s wake-up call
For nearly a decade since Crans-Montana, Greek Cypriot leaders have operated under the illusion of a risk-free status quo. However, UN envoy María Angela Holguin has shattered this complacency, ...
Preparatory meetings ahead of Holguin visit
The Greek and Turkish Cypriot side continue to hold regular meetings with the United Nations ahead of the visit of UN Special Envoy Maria Angela Holguin to the island later ...
Holguin calls on Cyprus to take ‘historic opportunity’ for solution
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday called on Cypriots to “seize this historic opportunity to negotiate a lasting solution”, as she evaluated her latest ...
Brussels next stop for UN Cyprus envoy
Brussels is the next stop for UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin, who is still working on the instructions of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to hold a new series ...
Loose ends and tight lips all round on Cyprus talks
Little is being divulged publicly on the Cyprus problem at present, with United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin now off the island but expected to return, and with hopes still ...
Reported new Cyprus problem plan ‘neither necessary nor appropriate’
A reported new power-sharing plan to bring about a solution to the Cyprus problem is “neither necessary nor appropriate”, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator for the Cyprus problem Ozdil Nami ...
Holguin meets Gerapetritis in Athens
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday met Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis in the latest stop of her current round of meetings on the ...
President ‘does not downplay’ Turkish FM’s remarks on two-state solution
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday that he “does not downplay or underestimate” recent statements by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Cyprus problem.
Speaking to journalists in Limassol, ...
Holguin meets Fidan in Ankara
United Nations envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin on Monday met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in the latest stop of her current round of meetings on the ...
Next days ‘decisive’ for Cyprus issue says president
The next days until UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin returns to Cyprus will be decisive for the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, expressing optimism that an expanded ...
Holguin praises technical committees as ‘best example’ of cooperation in Cyprus
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy for Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin, on Wednesday highlighted the key role played by the island’s bicommunal technical committees in fostering cooperation and mutual ...
Enlarged meeting planned for July or August, Holguin says
The next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem will take place in either July or August, United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin said on Monday after holding a meeting with ...
Christodoulides ‘moderately optimistic’ after Holguin meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday expressed optimism regarding the next steps to be taken on the Cyprus problem after meeting United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin, saying, like Holguin, that ...
Erdogan green-lights ‘new initiative’ on Cyprus problem – sources
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given the go-ahead for a “new initiative” to be undertaken by the United Nations with the aim of bringing about a resumption of formal ...
Holguin to discuss ‘way forward’ with both leaders
The UN secretary-general’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin will arrive in Cyprus for a one-week stay on Sunday to discuss “the way forward” on the Cyprus issue with both ...
Holguin meeting ‘not the first’ under UN’s ‘new initiative’, Christodoulides says
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday said that his meeting with United Nations envoy Maria Angela Holguin next week will not be the first to have taken place since UN Secretary-General ...
Christodoulides says Cyprus solution plan could be ready by end of year
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that developments in the Cyprus problem could lead to a concrete settlement plan before the end of 2026, revealing that a new United Nations initiative ...
Meeting UNSG this month of ‘particular importance’
Nicosia attaches particular importance to meeting the UN Secretary-General in March, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
In statements to the media, he reminded he had sent a letter to ...
The importance of sustaining dialogue
By Maria Angela Holguin
As I have stated publicly on several occasions, changing the status quo for the benefit of all requires that the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders ...
Our View: Undermining the UN on the Cyprus issue
Ever since the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, published her article about the peace process in which she expressed the view that more preparation was needed before ...
‘We are fully prepared for the resumption of talks’, says Christodoulides
Talks need to resume from where they were halted in Crans-Montana in 2017, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday, reiterating his readiness to restart negotiations with the Turkish Cypriot side.
“There ...