Cyprus Problem
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9, to hold meetings with the two sides, in...
‘We are not in the business of giving ultimatums’, says UNSG spokesperson
“We are not in the business of giving ultimatums, as if ‘you don’t get, we’ll give up if something doesn’t happen’”, said UN Secretary General’s...
UN: it’s not our job to hand out ultimatums
The United Nations said Thursday it was not its job to hand ultimatums to parties involved in disputes. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric was taking questions...
Anastasiades welcomes UN date for talks, wants to find common ground
President Nicos Anastasiades said Thursday he would participate in an informal meeting with the political will to find common ground with the Turkish Cypriots that...
UNSG to convene informal 5+1 meeting on Cyprus on April 27-29 in Geneva
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres intends to convene an informal five-plus-one meeting on the Cyprus issue in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 27 to 29, 2021,...
Our view: No one interested in listening to Averof’s voice of reason
Disy leader Averof Neophytou appears to have taken on the thankless and lonely task of publicly arguing the case for a Cyprus settlement at a...
UN ‘committed to Cyprus and its people’, Guterres says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the new permanent representative of Cyprus to the UN that the international organisation and he personally are “committed” to...
Special envoy Lute expected back on the island next month
UN special envoy to Cyprus Jane Holl Lute is expected on the island for mid-March ahead of an informal conference tentatively scheduled to take place...
Anastasiades and Macron exchange views over the phone
As part of their regular contacts, President Nicos Anastasiades spoke by phone on Sunday with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macros, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said...
Anastasiades and EC President agree that EU is needed at Cyprus conference
President Nicos Anastasiades and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed that the EU needs to be represented at the informal meeting on...