Akinci seeking clarifications on issue of political equality
As President Nicos Anastasiades was meeting Sunday morning with UN envoy Jane Holl Lute, Mustafa Akinci was quoted as saying the Turkish Cypriot side, would...
Political equality
Akinci’s idea of ‘political equality’ equates to ‘political inequality’
The principle of decentralisation speaks for itself and from then on it is a matter of dialogue to agree together what powers should be allocated...
The cost of deriding political equality
By George Koumoullis Hearing our politicians discuss the Cyprus problem, you come to the conclusion that many of them are either ignorant of the precise...
Current solution model not functional, Anastasiades says (updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades suggested Thursday Greek Cypriots would be at a disadvantage if the island was reunited under the current provisions of a federal model,...
Divisions highlighted ahead of UDI anniversary in north
While Greek Cypriot political parties on Wednesday condemned the 35th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI), which will be marked in the north...
Talks futile in present climate says Ozersay
The island’s divided communities have a different perception of the current parameters of reunification, and as long as this continues resuming negotiations will lead nowhere,...
Rejecting political equality means permanent deadlock
By George Koumoullis THE view of the blusterous President Erdogan that a significant obstacle to a Cyprus settlement was the Greek Cypriots’ insistence that...
Turkey reiterates demands on Cyprus in Washington Times
Under the title ‘Turkey’s vision for Cyprus’, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, in an op-ed published in the Washington Times on Sunday said a Cyprus...
The UN on political quality
There are various definitions of political equality, but with respect to a Cyprus settlement the United Nations Security Council has defined the meaning in...
A federation explained
There is a serious misunderstanding over what political equality and federation actually mean IT IS VERY clear there is much confusion regarding political equality in...
