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Spehar to brief UN Security Council
Special representative of the UN Secretary general in Cyprus Elisabeth Spehar will later on Monday brief the UN Security Council about Unficyp activities before they...
Guterres recommends extension of Unficyp mandate (Updated)
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended the extension of the UN peace-keeping force’s mandate for six more months, until July 31 2020,...
Turkey says UNSC oversteps mandate in discussing Varosha
The UN Security Council’s decision to discuss the matter of Varosha in light of the state Turkish Cypriot intent to open it for settlement was...
Cyprus resorts to UN Security Council over Varosha
The UN Security Council is expected to plan within the next few days a discussion concerning the recourse of Cyprus in relation to Turkish threats...
Government to resort to Security Council over Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has informed the representatives of the five permanent members of the Security Council of the government’s intention to resort to the UN...
Morphou residents call on security council members to find solution
A delegation of the Morphou municipality and residents from the town on Friday handed over a resolution to the five embassies of the permanent members...
Spehar hopes leaders will meet soon
UN Special Representative and Unficyp Chief of Mission Elizabeth Spehar hopes the two leaders meet soon after they both expressed a willingness to do so....
Cyprus welcomes Unficyp renewal, accuses Ankara of trying to create confusion
The absence of a solution to the Cyprus problem was on Turkey, which is obstructing the process because it has other plans, the government...
Discussions on Unficyp mandate renewal underway
Discussions for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate have started with the UN Security Council’s five permanent members, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Saturday....
U.S. wants U.N. vote Tuesday on Syria gas attack inquiry
The United States plans to call for a U.N. Security Council vote on Tuesday on a proposal for a new inquiry into responsibility for use...
Cyprus to resort to UN Security Council if Turkey drills in EEZ
President Nicos Anastasiades has not ruled out resorting to the UN Security Council if Turkey tries to drill for gas inside Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone....
More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta ahead of UN vote (Update 2)
A new wave of bombs struck Syria‘s eastern Ghouta district unabated on Friday, witnesses said, ahead of a UN Security Council vote to demand a 30-day...
Security Council agrees on draft resolution to renew UNFICYP mandate
The UN Security Council has concluded their informal consultations and agreed on the draft resolution regarding the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping...
UNSC permanent members should participate in future talks, spokesman says
The five permanent UN Security Council members are obliged to participate in talks to reunify Cyprus if they want a positive outcome, government spokesman Nicos...
Guterres yet to decide on next step for UN role in Cyprus
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is going to have a number of consultations with all concerned parties before deciding on the next step on the...
No precedence of the SC participating in conferences, Eide says
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis The role of the UN Security Council is extremely important but there is no precedence of the it participating in conferences, UNSG...
UNSC will be directly involved in Cyprus talks
The United Nations Security Council will become directly involved in ongoing talks to settle the Cyprus problem, which entered the final phase earlier this year...
Parties irked because Russia left out of talks
Hardline parties blamed the government on Wednesday over Russia’s non-participation in last week’s Cyprus conference that was held in Geneva to discuss security and guarantees...
Cyprus protests to the UN over violations of its airspace by Turkey
Cyprus has protested to the UN over infringements of international air traffic regulations and violations of its national airspace by Turkey, as well as the...
