Cyprus President to meet UNSG in New York
President Nicos Anastasiades will on Friday meet the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres in New York, a day after stressing to the General Assembly that the...
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Nicosia abstains from rhetoric of tension says Spokesman
Nicosia does not wish to enter into the rhetoric of tension which Turkey seems to choose, and President Nicos Anastasiades is currently focused on consultations...
Cyprus sends letter to UN Secretary General protesting Turkey’s provocations
The Republic of Cyprus’ Counsellor in New York Polly Ioannou has sent a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres protesting Turkey’s continuing provocative and...
Still hope for Cyprus problem says Spehar
There is still hope for the Cyprus problem but that is not enough, UN special representative and head of mission Elizabeth Spehar said on Friday....
Security Council to discuss UNSG’s Cyprus report on October 30
A report by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on his Good Office’s mission in Cyprus is set to be discussed by the Security Council level...
UN has ‘no comment’ on language used by journalists
The UN has no comment on what language journalists use, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq has said. According to a transcript of...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: National problem and talking point revived by UNSG
HIP-HIP HOORAY. After a year on its deathbed – it was taken off the life-support machine and given the last rites exactly a year ago...
Foreign minister meets UN secretary general
Foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday briefed UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the Cyprus issue and Turkey’s actions in the Republic’s exclusive economic zone...
Spehar to hold contacts on Cyprus problem at UN HQ
UN Special Representative on Cyprus Elisabeth Spehar will inform Secretary-general Antonio Guterres on the Cyprus problem’s current situation this week in New York. She is...
Cyprus files report to UN protesting Turkish actions
Cyprus filed another report at the UN protesting Turkish infringements of international air traffic regulations, violations of the national airspace and the illegal use of...
Akel: UNSG report shows Anastasiades’ squandered chance
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres’ claim of a “historic opportunity missed in Crans-Montana” flies in the face of President Nicos Anastasiades’ narrative of how close...
Unficyp and the prospect of decommissioning
By Christos P. Panayiotides WHEN, a couple of months ago, I hinted that the possibility existed of Unficyp’s mandate not being renewed, I was branded...
Anastasiades to express ‘will of the people’ to UNSG
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that in his upcoming meeting with the UN Secretary General, in New York he will express the will of...
Leaders meeting with UNSG not on the cards
A meeting between the two leaders and the UN Secretary General was not on the cards in the near future, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA)...
Leaders achieved unprecedented progress, UNSG says
An unprecedented progress has been achieved in the reunification negotiations over the past 19 months, the UN Secretary General said in his report on the...
Anastasiades expects to work closely with new UNSG
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday he expects to work closely with the new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in achieving a settlement solution. In...
UN Security Council’s P5 agree draft resolution for UNFICYP
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have agreed on the draft resolution for the renewal of the UNFICYP`s mandate. The resolution...
Opposition parties accused Ban of interfering in internal affairs
Opposition parties on Saturday were angered by the latest report by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Cyprus, particularly the segment where he said the...
Ban calls on leaders to step up their game (Updated)
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on the leaders to step up their game on confidence building measures (CBM), demining, collaboration, and preparing their...
UNSG says a Cyprus settlement is within reach
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he is encouraged by the progress in the negotiations on the Cyprus problem, adding that a solution was...