UNSG’s reports expected mid-January
The two draft reports by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are expected to be released to members of the UN Security Council in the second week of January, the Cyprus News ...
Christodoulides meets Chinese vice president in New York, talk bilateral relations
President Nikos Christodoulides met with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng where they reiterated the “excellent” ties between the two nations.
The meeting in New York on Thursday saw Zheng reconfirm ...
Nicosia welcomes UN security council support for new envoy
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday welcomed the UN security council’s commitment to a sustainable and just solution to the Cyprus problem, along with its move to support appointing ...
UN says special envoy appointment would pave way for Cyprus talks
The appointment of a special envoy for the Cyprus problem will pave the way for negotiations between the two sides, members of the UN Security Council said during a closed ...
UN Security Council to adopt resolution on UNFICYP mandate end of January, MFA says
The United Nations Security Council is expected at the end of January to adopt a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another six months, ...
Cyprus calls for enhanced international cooperation and strong provisions on missing persons
Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has urged the Security Council to take more robust action in ensuring the right of displaced people and enhancing international cooperation ...
Nicosia says UNFICYP resolution ‘an improvement’ on SG report
The Cyprus government says references included in a resolution, adopted on Thursday by the UN Security Council, extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNIFCYP) until July 31, 2022, improve ...
UNFICYP mandate renewal resolution circulates as official Security Council document
The UN Security Council’s resolution renewing the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until January 31, 2022, which was unanimously adopted on July 29, has circulated as an official Security ...
Our View: Cyprus needs to stop alienating its EU partners
Having secured a condemnatory statement from UN Security Council presidency and the UN resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate, without the ‘British tail’, the Cyprus government will now ...
Security Council renews Unficyp mandate, foreign ministry welcomes move (Update 2)
The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution that will renew the mandate of Unficyp for another six months, until January 31, 2022.
The final text, which was tacitly accepted and ...
UK bows to pressure in wrangle over Unficyp mandate
Pressure from all other members of the Security Council forced Britain to accept the requested amendments to the draft resolution renewing the Unficyp’s mandate, expected to be put to ...
Draft UNSC Presidential Statement on Varosha ‘condemns announcement by Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders’
A new draft UN Security Council Presidential Statement about the Turkish announcements regarding the fenced off city of Famagusta (Varosha) has been presented by the UK.
The draft statement, which ...
Security Council still discussing Varosha, Spehar expresses UN’s concern
The Security Council is still deliberating on the issue of Varosha and the Secretariat will make a further announcement in due course, UN special envoy to Cyprus Elizabeth Spehar said ...
Government seeks Varosha condemnation from Security Council (Updated)
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5), France, China, the UK, US and Russia, and other countries, have come out with what the government described on Wednesday ...
Foreign minister applies diplomatic pressure as EU repeats concerns over Varosha
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response to statements Turkish President ...
UN Security Council expected to renew UNFICYP mandate on January 28
The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting to adopt a resolution on the renewal of UNFICYP’s mandate for another six months, on Thursday, January 28, according to ...