State Department
President Nicos Anastasiades and the government on Saturday welcomed the State Department’s announcement that the US would completely lift the arms embargo on Cyprus, imposed in...
US continues to deepen its relations with Cyprus, state department says
The US state department aims to consolidate its relationship with Cyprus with the goal of creating stability in the region. “We look forward to continuing...
US recognises Cyprus’ right to develop resources in its EEZ – state department
The US recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop resources in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the state department has said. A...
US hikes its UN contributions for 2022, more money for Unficyp
The US State Department has proposed raising its contribution to UN peacekeeping by some $472 million for 2022, which will include an additional $5.8m for...
Religious freedom report refers to headscarf incident in high school
The State Department’s 2019 report on International Religious Freedom refers in the Cyprus section to the incident at a public high school last September when...
US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations in Cypriot EEZ
The US said it remained “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to...
Islands have same right to EEZ, state department says
Islands have the same rights as mainland regions to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, the US State Department said on Wednesday. In...
US considers Turkish gas activities unlawful (updated)
The United States considers the activities of Turkish drillship Yavuz off the north-eastern coast of Cyprus as unlawful, and urges the Turkish authorities to cease...
US expresses concern over Turkish drilling
The US has expressed concern over the recent statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that drilling haD started in Cyprus’ EEZ. In an interview...
Non-resident deposits drop, as Cyprus adopts stricter AML policies (updated)
Non-resident bank deposits registered a 13 per cent drop in 2018 as a result of stricter anti-money laundering (AML) policies adopted by the banking sector,...