UN security council to reaffirm commitment to federal Cyprus solution
The United Nations security council is set to reaffirm its commitment to a federal solution to the Cyprus problem, according to a draft copy of the resolution which will see ...
Kallas cites Cyprus among ‘issues’ facing Turkey’s EU candidacy
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday cited Cyprus among a number of issues facing Turkey’s candidacy to join the EU.
Speaking to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency ...
Letymbiotis says GC side approaching crossing points meeting constructively
President Nikos Christodoulides will have a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart on Monday at the latter’...
EU umbrella provides hope for a Cyprus solution
By Leontios Ierodiakonou
Last week’s article ended on a pessimistic note, about six decades having passed since the first hostilities began.
Many things have changed – the displacement of a ...
Our View: Another Cyprus process begins, but will it lead anywhere?
The Cyprus problem show is back. Nothing constructive or meaningful will be agreed, but that was never the objective. As has been made evident over the decades, the two sides ...
‘International community cannot accept two-state solution in Cyprus’
Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Saturday said the international community “can never accept” a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem.
Speaking at the European People’s Party’s (EPP) conference ...
Greek and Turkish Cypriots join to demand new crossing points
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots demanded the immediate opening of more crossing points on Friday afternoon, at an event in Nicosia.
Members of bicommunal ‘United Cyprus’ gathered at Ayios Dhometios ...
Harmanci: My ideal is a Nicosia with unlimited crossings
Turkish Cypriot Nicosia mayor Mehmet Harmanci on Friday said it is his “ideal” for Nicosia to be brought “to a point where it can be opened to unlimited and mutual ...
Greek Cypriot side aiming for results from Tatar meeting
The Greek Cypriot side will approach Monday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar with the goal of “results”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday.
He was asked ...
UN’s DiCarlo to meet Tatar on February 10
United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo will meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on February 10, Tatar’s office announced on Thursday.
DiCarlo’s meeting with Tatar is the first ...
Turkish Cypriots commemorate anniversaries of Denktash and Kucuk’s deaths
Cyprus’ first Vice President Dr Fazil Kucuk and his successor Rauf Denktash, who went on to serve as Turkish Cypriot leader for over three decades, were remembered at ceremonies in ...
Christodoulides calls for Tatar to have ‘positive’ intentions in meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday night called for Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to have “positive” intentions when the pair meet over the matter of opening new crossing points between ...
Spain reaffirms support for Cyprus talks
In accordance with UN resolutions, Spain has reaffirmed its support for attempts to reopen discussions on the Cyprus problem to create a bizonal, bicommunal federation. The promise was made on ...
UN’s DiCarlo expected in Nicosia, Athens, Ankara in February
In an effort to pave the way for an informal expanded meeting for a Cyprus settlement, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Cyprus, ...
Cyprus problem can only be solved in the long term
I refer to an article published in the Cyprus Mail on January 10 on the views of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and would like to point out, that ...
Letymbiotis slams Turkish FM’s two-state stance
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday emphasised that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on a two-state solution convey a message of intransigence and disdain for UN resolutions.
During ...
Man has Ersin Tatar shaved into head
A likeness of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was shaved into the back of a man’s head by Azerbaijani hair artist Hicran Axundov.
The back of the man’s ...
Cyprus problem ‘could be solved in three months’
The Cyprus problem “could be solved in three months” under the right negotiating framework, former Turkish Cypriot chief negotiator Ozdil Nami said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris Postasi TV, he ...
Nicosia calls for impartiality in Guterres reports
The Cypriot government has reiterated its demand for fairness and objectivity in the reports of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the Epiphany celebrations in Paphos, ...
President ready for talks with Tatar
President Nikos Christodoulides expressed his readiness to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, emphasising that preparations are underway for a broader conference on the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the ...
Conflicting Cyprob demands are sides of the same coin
The surrender of sovereignty over the whole of Cyprus is an existential obstacle that no Greek Cypriot leader could surmount
In his traditional Christmas homily Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus expressed ...
Our View: Christodoulides faces tough test on Cyprus talks
The Cyprus problem was bound to feature in President Nikos Christodoulides’ New Year message in which he repeated that his “top priority” was the end of occupation, the liberation and ...
UN must ‘avoid equating’ actions of Cyprus’ two sides, Letymbiotis says
The United Nations must “avoid equating” the actions taken by Cyprus’ two sides in the island’s buffer zone in Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ coming report regarding the situation on the ...
A united Cyprus would be ‘powerful universal symbol’ – Greek FM
In an environment of instability and uncertainty, Greece aims to serve as a bridge between North and South, East and West and to act as a stabilizing factor, Greek Foreign ...