UNSG calls on all Cypriots to engage in future of the island
The UN secretary general’s mission of good offices report detailed a bleak review of and outlook for the Cyprus problem, despite a poll finding that a majority hope for ...
UN chief to recommend renewal of Unficyp mandate
The United Nations Security Council is to meet on January 30 to renew Unficyp’s mandate, according to the presidency of the council.
The announcement comes within the context of the ...
Anastasiades and Tatar dinner set for January
A dinner between President Nicos Anastasiades and Ersin Tatar is scheduled to take place at the end of January as Anastasiades’ term in power comes to a close and in ...
China says UN has rejected north’s request for separate agreement with Unficyp
A request by the Turkish Cypriot side to conclude a “status of the forces agreement” (SOFA) with Unficyp has been rejected by the UN Secretariat, China’s ambassador, Liu Yantao, ...
‘Recognition through the backdoor’
Recent back and forth involving Unficyp has raised tensions
It appears recent tensions between the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) and both sides on the island have subsided ...
Unficyp stepping up patrols in buffer zone
Unficyp is stepping up its patrols inside the buffer zone, the peacekeeping force said on Wednesday.
The announcement came after incidents of Greek Cypriot farmers and Turkish troops coming into ...
Outcome of February elections could impact path of Cyprob ‘for better or worse’, UN Cyprus envoy says
How the Cyprus problem will play out in the near future will likely depend on the outcome of the island’s impending presidential election in February and the new political ...
Anastasiades says ‘steps are being taken’ over issues with Unficyp
President Nicos Anastasiades hinted on Friday that steps were being taken even as high as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres over issues that arose with Unficyp in the past few weeks.
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Kasoulides has ‘strong and stern’ conversation with UN rep over stadium works
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides had a “strong and stern” phone conversation with Unficyp head Colin Stewart on Friday, over the works that were agreed with the north to be conducted ...
Status of buffer zone football field unchanged – UN
Any claims that the status of Taksim football pitch within the UN buffer zone will change is wrong and misleading, Unficyp spokesman Aleem Siddique said on Wednesday following reports in ...
Tatar’s request for a separate agreement with Unficyp: A legal reply
By Dr Andrestinos Papadopoulos
The statement by Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu published recently in the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, could be characterised as an ultimatum. He was giving a ...
Government ‘received assurances’ UN resolutions covering Unficyp won’t be violated
The government has received reassurances that nothing will violate UN Resolutions on Unficyp’s mission, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Monday.
Commenting on reports last week that the north ...
UN confirms received letter from north over Unficyp presence
The UN confirmed on Friday it has received a request from the Turkish Cypriot side for its peace keeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) to reach an agreement with the breakaway ...
North hands Unficyp a one-month deadline
Unficyp has not received any notification about the north’s request to leave their stations in a month if they do not recognise the breakaway regime, the force’s spokesperson ...
Nouris asks for Unficyp’s help in stemming migrant flow from north
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has asked for the help of Unficyp in dealing with increased migration flows to the government-controlled areas through the UN-controlled buffer zone.
Nouris, who is on ...
Unficyp soldiers banned from going to north after beach incident
A temporary ban has been placed on all off-duty Unficyp military personnel going to the north, the UN confirmed on Monday, following a row on a beach in Famagusta last ...
Virtual walk at defunct Nicosia Airport now possible
A virtual walk at the old Nicosia Airport is now possible thanks to a project titled Recapturing the Spirit of the Old Nicosia Airport by the Cyprus Institute.
The institute ...
North says it will ‘take measures’ in response to Unficyp mandate renewal
The north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu has said that measures will be taken following the renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus – stating that their approval must also ...
Turkey blasts UNSC decision to extend Unficyp mandate
Turkey’s foreign ministry has characterised the decision by the UN Security Council to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus as “unfair and unrealistic”.
“The failure ...
Security Council extends Unficyp mandate
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) by another six months up to January 31 of next year.
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Head of UNFICYP says political process disappointing
On Monday, the UN security council held closed consultations on the peacekeeping force of the international organization in Cyprus, UNFICYP, under the chairmanship of Permanent Representative of Brazil, Ambassador Ronaldo ...
No prospects on horizon for Cyprob, Unficyp chief laments disappointing political process
The ongoing stalemate between Greek and Turkish Cypriots painted a glum outlook for how things are shaping up for the future of the island and its people, during closed-door consultations ...
Migration discussed during Austrian chancellor’s official Cyprus visit (update)
Bilateral relations, the need to increase the energy independence of the European Union and their views on migration were among the issues discussed during talks between President Nicos Anastasiades and ...
Guterres urges leaders to encourage more direct contact and cooperation
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the leaders in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to encourage more direct contact and cooperation between the two ...