Dendias meets Guterres in US, Cyprus discussed
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed the future of the Cyprus problem at a meeting on Friday. Speaking after the...
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In letter to Anastasiades, Guterres says monitoring situation in Varosha
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a letter to President Nicos Anastasiades saying no action should be taken in the fenced-off area of Famagusta known...
Anastasiades briefs Guterres on Varosha threat and EEZ developments
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday briefed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Turkey’s provocative actions both on Varosha and in the island’s exclusive economic zone. According...
Akinci says Varosha needs to be discussed in line with international law
The Varosha issue needs to be discussed in accordance with international law and UN resolutions as well as contribute to a Cyprus solution, Turkish Cypriot...
Spehar briefs Security Council on Unficyp
The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar, briefed the UN Security Council members on Monday night on the UN Peacekeeping Force in...
TCs protest to UN over trenches dug by the GCs near Limnitis
The Turkish Cypriot side has protested to the UN over the placement by the Greek Cypriot side of trenches of portable heavy weapons near the...
UN special representative to begin separate contacts with leaders
UN special representative Elizabeth Spehar is expected to begin talks with both leaders in July, it emerged on Friday, ahead of the UN secretary general’s report...
Akinci assures Limnitis crossing will open within the week (updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci gave reassurances on Tuesday that the Limnitis crossing would open within the week, Government Spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said. According to...
Coronavirus: Guterres expects joint agreement on reopening crossing points (Updated)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expects the leaders of the two communities on the island to agree on arrangements for the reopening of the crossing points...
Unficyp stepping up patrols after explosion in Pyla damages bakery
The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) is stepping up patrols after the detonation of a small explosive device caused damages to a bakery...
Coronavirus: UN, diplomats not allowed to cross into north for another week
Members of the United Nations and those with diplomatic papers will be disallowed from crossing into the north over the Green Line for a further...
UN concerned over disruption to crossings
Unficyp said on Thursday it was concerned over the ongoing disruption caused to people on both sides due to the temporary closure of four crossing...
Akinci will write to UN chief about closure of crossings
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Wednesday he would send a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over the decision of the Greek Cypriot...
Government expects positive outcome to Spitfire café spat
Nicosia municipality may be able to resume shoring up the derelict Spitfire café in the buffer zone shortly, government spokesman Kyriakos Kousios said on Monday....
UN official hopes leaders will return to talks with sense of urgency
The UN secretary general’s special representative in Cyprus and head of the UN peacekeeping force on the island, Elizabeth Spehar, expressed hope on Thursday that...
Crans-Montana brought Cyprus to brink of a settlement, former UN official says
Negotiations at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana in the summer of 2017 brought both sides in Cyprus to the brink of a settlement, according to...
UNSG closely watching EEZ developments ‘with concern’
The UN Secretary-General is closely monitoring the developments in Cyprus’ EEZ with concern, his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq has said. Haq made the statement when...
Nicosia municipality shores up landmark Green Line cafe
Nicosia municipality on Wednesday started work to shore up a building that used to house the Spitfire coffeeshop at Paphos Gate prior to the 1974...
UN approves renewal of Unficyp mandate (updated)
The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted resolution 2506 extending the Unficyp mandate for another six months. The resolution adoption comes after intense behind-the-scenes...
Guterres recommends extension of Unficyp mandate (Updated)
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended the extension of the UN peace-keeping force’s mandate for six more months, until July 31 2020,...
