Leaders’ meeting ends without joint statement
President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday ended with no joint statement, with the pair going their separate ways following around an hour and a ...
Christodoulides: I truly believe that Erhurman also wants a solution
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said that he “truly believes” both that a solution to the Cyprus problem is possible, and that his interlocutor, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, also ...
Christodoulides ready to meet Erhurman ‘every day’ until UN general assembly
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday said that he would be ready to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman “every day” between now and when both leaders are set to travel ...
‘Every survivor we met’ said captain refused to turn Kyrenia ferry back to port
Turkish opposition New Party deputy leader Ali Mahir Basarir on Wednesday said that every single one of the survivors he had met when he visited Cyprus after a ferry sank ...
Sunken Kyrenia ferry located by rescue teams
The passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday was located by the search-and-rescue team aboard the Turkish research vessel the TCG Isin on Tuesday afternoon, Turkish ...
Erhurman complains to UN, EU and Barcelona FC over cancelled football camp
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman sent letters to UN secretary general Antonio Guterres, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Barcelona FC president Joan Laporta on Friday, to complain ...
Erhurman: Efforts are being made to make Turkish Cypriots walk away from table
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday described recent efforts made by the Greek Cypriot side to dissuade diplomats in Nicosia from attending a briefing given by his undersecretary Mehmet ...
Next leaders’ meeting to take place on Wednesday
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will next meet next Wednesday, with the meeting marking the first of the weekly comings together to which the pair had ...
Civil society steering committee members named
The ten members of the steering committee of the civil society consultative body were named on Thursday, after President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed to do ...
Leaders agree to weekly meetings
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday agreed to hold weekly meetings with the aim of achieving the requisite progress for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ...
Erhurman on Barcelona camp: Trying to stop children’s football is a defeat for humanity
Attempting to force the cancellation of a children’s football camp “is clearly a defeat for all people and for humanity as a whole”, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said ...
Erhurman: Attempts to render Turkish Cypriots invisible do not help solution efforts
Attempts to “render Turkish Cypriots invisible” are unhelpful to efforts to bring about a solution to the Cyprus problem, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Friday, following political pressure ...
Erhurman defends IPC, points out lack of equivalent for Turkish Cypriot displaced
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Thursday moved to defend the Immovable Property Commission (IPC), with plans having been mulled in the Republic of Cyprus’ parliament in recent months for ...
Dana’s briefing goes ahead, Erhurman says ‘this is something the world needs to see’
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana’s briefing to diplomats went ahead at the Home for Cooperation on Wednesday morning, with Erhurman himself at the same time ...
Foreign ministry tells embassies to stay away from Dana Cyprus problem briefing
The foreign ministry has in recent days been telephoning diplomatic missions in Nicosia, urging them not to attend a briefing on the Cyprus problem which is due to be given ...
Negotiators to meet ahead of Christodoulides-Erhurman talks
Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators will meet this week to prepare for President Nikos Christodoulides’ exchange with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on August 26, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
Cyprus deal impossible without Turkey, says Erhurman
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Wednesday that no Cyprus settlement could take effect without Turkey’s approval, whilst acknowledging that conditions were emerging for a renewed round of ...
Crossing points expected to top Christodoulides-Erhurman meeting
Whether progress can be made on confidence-building measures, particularly the opening of new crossing points, is expected to top the agenda when President Nikos Christodoulides meets Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan ...
Erhurman: Christodoulides rejected Guterres proposal to clear mines
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday said that President Nikos Christodoulides rejected a proposal for more landmines to be cleared across the island, which was made by United Nations ...
Christodoulides and Erhurman meeting set for August 26
President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman will meet under UN auspices on August 26 as preparations continue for a new expanded conference aimed at reviving the peace process.
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Discussions underway for new leaders’ meeting
Discussions between Cyprus’ two sides are underway to organise a new meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, with the aim of bringing about the conditions ...
Christodoulides ‘ready’ for weekly meetings with Erhurman
President Nikos Christodoulides is “ready” to hold weekly meetings with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman in the aim of achieving the requisite progress for a new enlarged meeting on the ...
Erhurman renews call for weekly meetings with Christodoulides
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday renewed his call upon President Nikos Christodoulides to meet him once a week so as to complete what he described as the “homework” ...
Our View: The Cyprus problem has become a geopolitical issue
To the surprise of absolutely no-one, the two-day visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres produced no substantive results, beyond the possibility of a 5+1 conference in the near future if adequate ...