Cyprus welcomes Security Council decision on Varosha (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his ‘utmost satisfaction’ on Thursday with the UN Security Council’s reaffirmation of previous Varosha resolutions. “I wish to express my utmost...
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Security Council to discuss Varosha on Wednesday
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is expected to discuss Cyprus’ appeal concerning plans by Turkey for the settlement of the closed-off town of Varosha...
‘Security Council should be resolute in addressing unauthorised use of force’
Small states with a longstanding and ongoing conflict, like Cyprus, absolutely rely on the effectiveness of the Security Council the Deputy Permanent Representative of the...
UN chief ‘regrets’ lack of progress, Unficyp mandate renewed (Updated)
By a unanimous vote, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted Resolution 2483 renewing Unficyp’s mandate for six more months. In the resolution, UN...
Lacroix meets Anastasiades in Limassol, will also meet Akinci (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday briefed UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix on Turkish drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and efforts for...
Greek Cypriot negotiator in New York for contacts ahead of Unficyp vote
Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis is in New York to support the Cypriot permanent representation to the UN ahead of the secretary-general’s report on the...
Nicosia expects Security Council to continue backing Cyprus talks process
Nicosia expects the UN Security Council, which will discuss the report of the UN Secretary-General on his Good Offices in Cyprus later in the week,...
Tough US warning as Security Council renews Unficyp mandate
The US warned on Wednesday that the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus cannot be part of a landscape that lacks a path toward a political...
Unficyp mandate set to be adopted for another six months
The United Nations Security Council agreed on Tuesday on a draft resolution to renew the Unficyp mandate for another six months, while the final resolution...
Morphou residents ask UN’s P5 to aid Cyprus solution
Residents of Morphou on Wednesday made their annual round of the embassies of the five permanent residents of the UN Security Council (P5) calling on...
Security Council to discuss UNSG’s Cyprus report on October 30
A report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on his Good Office’s mission in Cyprus is set to be discussed by the Security Council level...
Unficyp to stay another six months but it could be the last chance
By Elias Hazou As the UN Security Council on Thursday renewed Unficyp’s mandate on Cyprus, the chief Greek Cypriot negotiator was cautioning that the current...
After hitch, Security Council expected to vote on Unficyp
All members of the UN Security Council gave their consent on Wednesday night to a draft resolution they had agreed on earlier in the day...
UN Security Council still undecided over Unficyp mandate
The UN Security Council had not reached a conclusion on the final draft of the Unficyp’s mandate by Wednesday evening, potentially delaying the vote. Security...
Security Council expresses support for Unficyp’s role
Members of the UN Security Council have expressed support for the role of Unficyp and the renewal of its mandate for a further six months...
Spehar to brief UN Security Council on Cyprus
UN Secretary General`s Special Representative in Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar is on Tuesday set to brief, during unofficial consultations, Security Council members on recent developments in...
International law implementation key to a Cyprus solution – Ambassador Korneliou
There would be no Cyprus problem, had the rules of international law not been violated, Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou, Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN, has...
UNSG’s report on Cyprus expected to be given to Security Council on Thursday
A report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on his Good Offices Mission in Cyprus is expected to be handed over to Security Council members on...
UN special envoy on the cards only after a political shift seen in Cyprus
President of the UN Security Council Vassily Nebenzia has said a UN envoy to assess prospects for a resumption of Cyprus talks would not likely be on the...
France’s Macron condemns Gaza violence, to call Israeli PM Tuesday
French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the violence against Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza in a statement released late on Monday and reiterated his opposition to the...
