UNFICYP’s mandate expected to be renewed on Tuesday
The draft resolution for the renewal of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate is currently in the silent procedure at the Security Council...
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Spehar meets Akinci on Unficyp renewal (updated)
The UN Secretary-General’s special representative Elizabeth Spehar held a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday morning to discuss the renewal of Unficyp...
Cyprus sends letter of protest to UN’s Spehar over crossings (Updated)
The government on Friday said they sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar over the allegedly biased...
Our View: No surprise politicians ignore positive economic benefits of a solution
In the last few weeks there have been two reports about the economic benefits of a Cyprus settlement compiled by economists at two very different...
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...
Present circumstances justify renewal of Unficyp mandate says president (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he believed the report on the UN force in Cyprus would contain important events justifying renewal of its mandate....
Spehar to meet Anastasiades, Akinci
UN Special Representative to Cyprus and Unficyp head Elizabeth Spehar will meet President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci separately on Thursday, according...
President to meet with parties ahead of Akinci talks (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades is to meet with political leaders on Monday ahead of his talks with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci later next week, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday after...
Anastasiades willing to meet Akinci as soon as possible
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday expressed willingness to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci as soon as possible but he reiterated that Turkey’s actions inside...
President to meet Spehar ahead Security Council vote on Unficyp
President Nicos Anastasiades intends to have a meeting with the UN Secretary General’s Representative and head of Unficyp Elizabeth Spehar prior to her departure for...
Anastasiades-Spehar meeting postponed
A meeting planned for Friday morning between President Nicos Anastasiades and the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar will take place on July...
Spehar says hope remains alive for peace
Hope remains alive for the Cyprus peace talks despite the disappointment of the failure in Crans-Montana in 2017, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus...
Spehar to meet both leaders to discuss Unficyp report
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar has asked to hold meetings with the two leaders to listen to their views on...
Spehar says women should be more involved in Cyprus talks
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar stressed on Wednesday night the importance of women getting engaged into the process for a Cyprus settlement,...
Our View: Leaders’ meeting shows nothing of substance in Cyprus talks
Tuesday’s meeting of the two leaders at the house of the UN Special Representative strengthened the view that the Cyprus peace process has degenerated into...
Lute expected to return in ‘near future’
The UNSG’s envoy for Cyprus Jane Holl Lute is expected to return to the island in “the near future”, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative...
Spehar to brief UN Security Council on renewal of UNFICYP
UN Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, is expected to brief the members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday on the UNSG`s report on...
UN Security Council welcomes Lute’s arrival as consultant on Cyprus
The UN Security Council welcomed on Tuesday the decision to appoint Jane Hol Lute as the UN secretary general’s consultant on the Cyprus problem. Following...
‘Important weeks ahead’ for Cyprus problem, UN says (Update 2)
Important weeks lie ahead for the Cyprus problem as the two sides on the island prepare for the arrival of a UN envoy who will...
Anastasiades asks for Britain’s support for talks’ resumption
President Nicos Anastasiades has asked for Britain’s support for the resumption of peace talks, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Thursday. Speaking to members of...
