We don’t want to go back to the past says Tatar
The possibility of holding a meeting to discuss the next steps was raised between Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the United Nations Secretary-General although it would not include issues ...
Holguin to meet with Christodoulides on Monday
UNSG personal envoy, Maria Angela Holguin will hold a second meeting on Monday with President Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace.
Monday’s meeting will be held at 1030.
In her ...
National Council meeting shelved for ‘when time is right’
The government on Tuesday rebuffed renewed calls to convene a National Council meeting amid growing irritation over the secrecy surrounding the UNSG proposals that President Nikos Christodoulides has agreed to.
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A ‘love of loneliness’ marks demands for two-state solution in Cyprus
As the United Nations secretary-general’s personal envoy wrestles to break the seven-year standstill in the Cyprus negotiations, the Turkish Cypriot pro-solution camp seems to agree that the new process ...
New UN envoy expected to take up duties as of January 1
From the first day of the new year a new UN envoy for Cyprus is expected to be in place, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
Asked when he expects ...
UN envoy ‘to be announced very soon’
A UN envoy for the Cyprus problem will be announced very soon, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, adding that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to make his ...
President expects appointment of UNSG’s envoy in ‘next few days’
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday he expected the UN Secretary-General to appoint an envoy in the next few days, tasked to explore the ground for the resumption of negotiations ...
President’s call with Guterres postponed to Tuesday
The scheduled telephone conversation between President Nikos Christodoulides and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that was set to take place Monday, has been postponed to Tuesday evening.
The change was ...
Our View: The appointed UN official has his work cut out for him
After months of pleading with the UN Secretary-General for the appointment of a special envoy/representative, the government will be able to say that it achieved part of its objective. ...
UN chief rejects Israel accusations he justified Hamas attacks (Update 2)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected accusations by Israel that, in a statement to the Security Council, he had justified attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on ...
Talks between negotiators of two sides in Cyprus resume
Talks between the negotiator of the Greek Cypriot side, Menelaos Menelaou, and the Special Representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ergün Olgun, with the participation of the UNSG’s ...
Tatar seems to do U-turn on Cyprus special envoy
A UN Secretary-General Special Adviser could be appointed for Cyprus under certain conditions Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday, despite categorically denying any such an appointment the previous ...
Michel, Metsola to push for UN Cyprus envoy (update 3)
The appointment of a special UN envoy for Cyprus remained at the top of President Nikos Christodoulides’ agenda as he met with EU officials on the sidelines of the 78th ...
Unilateral CBMs set to be announced
Unilateral confidence building measures (CBMs) for the Turkish Cypriot community will be announced by the Republic of Cyprus, diplomatic sources told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday.
However this will ...
President requests meeting with Tatar to resume talks
President Nikos Christodoulides in a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, requested that a meeting be arranged with the Turkish Cypriot leader and also the appointment of a ...
UNSG to make move to solve Cyprus problem before mandate up
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres intends to make moves to solve the Cyprus problem before the end of his mandate, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Sunday.
In an interview ...
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 ...
Foreign minister to convey Cyprus’ sincere will for talks to UNSG
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will convey to UN Secretary-General the Greek Cypriot side’s sincere will for fresh talks on the Cyprus problem under the agreed framework on the basis ...
Stewart to depart for the US, will brief SC next week
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, departs for the US on Monday where he is expected to brief ...
Foreign minister set to meet UNSG
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is set to have a meeting in New York with the UN secretary general to underline the island’s readiness to restart negotiations, President Nikos Christodoulides ...
President seeks Cyprus problem meeting with Tatar, UNSG
President Nikos Christodoulides is seeking a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he said on Saturday.
The president was commenting two days after ...
‘Seismic diplomacy’ fell flat in Cyprus
Politics hamper work of bicommunal committees. The Turkish earthquake was one tragic example
Fears that certain bicommunal technical committees are underutilised have been exacerbated by the politics which followed Turkey’...
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, ...
‘Prospects for Cyprus settlement continue to fade’ Unficyp report details
Unficyp deals with an average of 10 incidents per day in and around the buffer zone, engaging with both sides to ensure there is no escalation, UN general secretary Antonio Guterres ...