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.
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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
President heads off for meeting with UN secretary-general
President Nicos Anastasiades will meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday after arriving in New York to attend the UN general assembly and hold a
UN security council renews Unficyp mandate
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for six more months
UN council condemns N.Korea launch, US vows ‘serious consequences’ (Update 1)
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday condemned North Korea’s latest rocket launch and vowed to take “significant measures” in response to Pyongyang’s violations of
U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting on North Korea launch (Update 1)
By Ju-min Park and Shinichi Saoshiro North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbours and
Discord between Russia and the US and UK as Security Council adopts UNFICYP resolution
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis in New York UN Security Council resolution 2263 on the renewal of the mandate of UNFICYP, through adopted unanimously on Thursday, was
Kasoulides: negotiations have come a long way (Updated)
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Sunday the Cyprus talks had come a considerable way without needing the involvement of any foreign mediators. Speaking to
Security Council extends UNFICYP mandate (update 2)
The United Nations Security Council has approved renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate for a further six months. Earlier on Thursday, the government expressed satisfaction over the