#Cyprus Problem

Statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that all Cyprus could have been Turkish are “unacceptable”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. During an official event on Monday, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday that with political will the goal of resuming Cyprus talks can be reached. Christodoulides was commenting on the Cyprus problem and the visit of ...

The UN is continuing the effort to find common for the sake of both communities in Cyprus, UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, during his press briefing. Dujarric was ...

By Robert Morgan Personal Envoy for the United Nations Secretary-General, Maria Angela Holguin, is continuing to meet with officials in Cyprus this week. She is scheduled to meet with President ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Thursday conveyed the message that the only possible path is the resumption of Cyprus issue negotiations from the point where they stopped in Crans-Montana, while ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Friday that “no one can stop” the Turkish Cypriots from achieving their own state. Speaking to Kibris Postasi, he said the process for ...

Former Turkish Cypriot Leader Dervish Eroglu said on Thursday the north must “embrace the reality” that the Greek Cypriot side never intended to accept the Turkish Cypriot side’s red ...

Political courage to solve the Cyprus problem is in short supply, the UN’s special representative Colin Stewart said on Wednesday, in an appeal for relevant actors to take the “...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said it is not his fault if people “cannot see the realities of Cyprus”. Speaking during a trip to the German capital Berlin, ...

Diplomats past and present convened on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and discuss prospects for peace in ...

The British government sowed the seeds of discord between Greek and Turkish Cypriots while seeking to consolidate London’s power, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. “The ...

The solution to the Cyprus problem is of fundamental importance for the balance in the Mediterranean, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said in statements at the presidential palace after his private ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said he hoped UN Secretary-General personal envoy Maria Holguin would soon be able to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Cyprus problem. Speaking to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is set to hold his next meeting with United Nations Envoy Maria Angela Holguin on March 11, he said on Friday. Speaking to journalists, he said that on ...

UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin will return to Cyprus for new meetings with the island’s two leaders on March 11 and 12 after her contacts in Athens, Ankara and London, it ...

While Senora Holguin is “off island”, may I put into the written word a moment of reflection that may impact her future conduct. The previous president who pulled out of ...

The status quo in Cyprus cannot be the island’s future, President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Sunday. The island is at a critical juncture in its history, he said. “With ...

Dear Ms Holguin Welcome to Cyprus! While I appreciate that as a foreigner in Cyprus I should hold my counsel on all things Cypriot, my many years of residence in ...

UN envoy Maria Holguin is scheduled to return to Cyprus in March following her visit to London, as announced in her statement on Friday. This comes after the completion of ...

Greece will exhaust every possibility, so that there can be positive developments in the Cyprus issue, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Monday, following a meeting he had with ...

English is the language used amongst bicommunal groups, Greek and Turkish Cypriot politicians and negotiators – is it a good thing? By Ioanna Achilleos Zavitsanaki While many Cypriots have come to ...

The new opportunities that have been created for the Cyprus issue following the assumption of duties by the UNSG’s personal envoy María Ángela Holguín were outlined late ...

The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Friday the north has “no expectations” from United Nations Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin. He was speaking to journalists in ...

UN Envoy in Cyprus Maria Angela Holguin met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Thursday. Her arrival in Ankara came subsequent to meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish ...