US ‘is rooting for’ leaders to succeed
Outgoing US Ambassador John Koenig on Thursday said his government fully supported the current peace process and urged President Nicos Anastasiades to press ahead despite...
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Wide condemnation of US ambassador’s comments
By George Psyllides THE GOVERNMENT on Wednesday said a statement by US Ambassador John Koenig that he did not see the Cyprus problem as one...
Burnt by the sun
By Hermes Solomon Advertising helps finance the press to some degree, but is not its mainstay. The Cyprus Mail website is free, others demand a...
US: not the time for business as usual with Russia
This is not the time for “business as usual with Russia”, Marie Harf, the Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of State has said, when...
Our View: Regardless of intentions, ambassador’s tweets were provocative
US AMBASSADOR John Koenig was forced to issue a clarifying statement on Monday, after a series of tweets on Sunday, about President Anastasiades’ Russia visit,...
US ambassador: my tweet was misunderstood (Update 3)
By Jean Christou US AMBASSADOR John Koenig on Monday said a tweet he posted on Sunday regarding President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit to Russia, which brought...
Settlement is a distant concern in bi-communal survey
By Evie Andreou CYPRUS is at a crossroads and a settlement remains distant, US Ambassador John Koenig said on Thursday during the presentation of results...
Cyprus, US sign agreement facilitating tax compliance
By Marie Kambas Cypriot finance minister Harris Georgiades and the United States ambassador to Nicosia John Koenig, signed an agreement today which aims at facilitating...
US ‘supports withdrawal’ of Barbaros from EEZ
By Jean Christou THE US supports the withdrawal of the Turkish survey vessel Barbaros from the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the cancellation of...
‘Status quo means lost opportunities’
By Jean Christou Maintaining the status quo in Cyprus comes with a huge cost in terms of opportunities, by impeding regional cooperation, deterring investors, limiting...
US, UK diplomats insist solution lies in Cyprus, not Ankara
By Stefanos Evripidou THE US and the UK both believe the key to a peace solution lies in Cyprus, as opposed to the Cypriot government’s...