Road from north to Pyla ‘will definitely be completed’
The road connecting the buffer zone village of Pyla to the nearby village of Arsos, which is located in the north, will “definitely be completed”, Turkish Cypriot Pergamos mayor Bulent ...
‘All calm’ in Pyla as works remain on hold
“All remains calm” in Pyla on Tuesday, with construction work paused, United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) spokesman Aleem Siddique told the Cyprus Mail.
“Peacekeepers are monitoring the situation, ...
President expects announcements on the Cyprus Problem in coming days
Announcements regarding the possibility of the resumption of the Cyprus Problem negotiations are expected in the coming days, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
Speaking to reporters, the president underscored ...
Our View: Pyla road rhetoric encapsulates the zero-sum game mentality
The zero-sum game that has always marked the Cyprus problem dealings between the two sides is now being played over the Pyla ‘understanding’, reached a couple of weeks ago. The ...
North accuses Greek Cypriots of misrepresenting Pyla road agreement
The Greek Cypriot side did not back down on the issue of the Pyla-Arsos road and is just “creating impressions” for domestic consumption, the Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ said on ...
US State department welcomes Pyla mutual understanding
The United States State Department said on Thursday it “welcomes” the mutual understanding found to solve the dispute surrounding the buffer zone village of Pyla and construct a road from ...
Pyla-Arsos road construction continues outside buffer zone
Construction work on the road between the villages of Pyla and Arsos resumed on Thursday, with works taking place outside the buffer zone near Arsos.
Rumours surfaced among Turkish Cypriot ...
Government denies commencement of Pyla-Arsos road work
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Monday has denied reports in the north that work would begin on the controversial Pyla-Arsos road, which is deemed to be within the UN Buffer ...
Foreign ministry welcomes UNSC condemnation of Pyla incidents (Updated, with Video)
The foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed its “satisfaction” with the United Nations’ Security Council’s (UNSC) condemnation of Friday’s incident in the buffer zone in Pyla.
They added that ...
No further works underway on Pyla road, says Unficyp (Update)
Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Monday that there was no change at the Pyla to Arsos road construction site in the buffer zone, despite Turkish Cypriot media claims that ...