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,...
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Cyprus wants clear positions from EU on Turkey-Libya accord
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades expects “clear positions” from Cyprus’ EU partners as regards the agreement between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime areas, government...
Two leaders will attend UN event on Tuesday
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will attend a UN event on Tuesday at the Ledra Palace hotel in Nicosia. The event...
Athens tells Ankara hubris is the choice of those who can’t accept their own history (Update 1)
The maritime delimitation agreement between Turkey and Libya has no value, the Greek foreign ministry has said in response to Ankara’s announcement on Saturday that...
UNSG’s report on Good Offices Mission out on Friday
The UN Secretary-General`s report on his mission of good offices in Cyprus will come out on Friday, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday, asking the press...
Torture issues in Cyprus to be reviewed by the UN
The UN Committee against Torture is due to review issues that have arisen in Cyprus on November 15 and 18 during its upcoming session. The...
UK hopes Berlin meeting will pave the way for the resumption of talks
The UK remains committed, as a guarantor power, to supporting the Cyprus peace process, a spokesperson of the Foreign Office has said. The spokesperson told...
Anastasiades briefs Greek PM on document for Guterres
President Nicos Anastasiades briefed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the document the Greek Cypriot side prepared in response to a request by the UN...
Tatar says Akinci should not be trusted with Berlin meeting
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minster’ Ersin Tats said on Sunday that Mustafa Akinci should not attend the meeting with the UN Secretary-General and President Nicos Anastasiades...
Turkey’s stance ahead of Berlin meeting ‘remains to be seen’ spokesman says
It remains to be seen whether the Turkish side will abandon its intransigent stance by the time the leaders meet with UN chief Antonio Guterres...
Turkey’s letter to UN ‘will not go unanswered’
Turkey’s letter to the UN claiming among other things that Greek Cypriots carried out armed ethnic cleansing against Turkish Cypriots between 1963 and 1974 is...
Guterres calls leaders to Berlin meeting on November 25
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to a meeting in Berlin on November 25, the...
Consultations ongoing with UN to set up tripartite meeting, spokesman says
President Nicos Anastasiades is focused on his cooperation with the UN Secretary-General, whose initiative for a tripartite meeting on Cyprus problem is ongoing, government spokesman...
Spehar stresses need for the leaders to conclude terms of reference
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar has stressed the need for the two Cypriot leaders to redouble their efforts to conclude the terms of...
Leaders attend UN Day celebrations, speak briefly
President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci had a brief tete-a-tete on Thursday evening, over a month since they last met. Anastasiades and...
Akinci hits back at new criticism from Cavusoglu
Turkish Cypriots do not wish to become a minority of the Greek Cypriot community nor do they want an unhealthy and unbalanced relationship with Turkey,...
Cyprus expects Turkey to comply with UN resolutions on Varosha
Cyprus expects Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots to comply with the clear calls of the UN Security Council to respect the status of Varosha, and...
Nicosia reports Turkish air, sea and land violations to UN
Cyprus’ Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis has strongly protested “the continuing violations of the national airspace and territorial waters of Cyprus by...
Akinci wants to see a tripartite and five-party meeting by year’s end
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci wants to see a tripartite meeting with the UN Secretary-General and a five-party conference with the guarantor powers by the...
President lauds teen climate activist Greta Thunberg
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said he was deeply affected by teenage activist Greta Thunberg’s address on Monday when she took on world leaders for failing to...
