UN secretary-general’s report
UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres said that though he continues to hope that a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus is possible, the Covid-19 pandemic has added...
An agonising attempt to break the deadlock
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE Security Council, in its resolution 2453 (2019), requested the UN Secretary-General to submit a report by 15 April on the...
Russia weighs in on Unficyp’s role after offering five soldiers
Russia said on Wednesday it was opposed to linking the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) mandate to the progress of the negotiations on...
Opposition questions government’s positive spin on UN report
While ruling Disy accepted the government’s positive spin on the UN secretary-general’s report, and the rejectionist parties trotted out their standard negative rhetoric, main...
Government confirms Lute’s ‘new idea’ for talks (Updated)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ report on his Good Offices mission in Cyprus is to be submitted to the UN Security Council mid-week instead of...
Akinci lashes out at ‘aggressive’ Anastasiades
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday accused President Nicos Anastasiades of making aggressive and confrontational statements during a “delicate period” in the Cyprus...
UN’s Lute to visit leaders next week
The UN secretary-general’s envoy, Jane Holl Lute, is to meet with the island’s two leaders on October 31, it was announced on Wednesday. A UN...
Prospects of talks ‘remain alive’ – Guterres report (Update 4)
Prospects for a comprehensive settlement between the communities on the island remain alive, as all Cypriots deserve a common future, UN secretary-general said in his...
Government satisfied with security-general’s report (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades had not set preconditions for the resumption of talks as certain people had suggested, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Saturday, a...
Turkey says UN report does not reflect reality
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ report on Cyprus does not accurately reflect the facts of what happened in Crans-Montana and has therefore fallen short of Turkey’s...