US renews partial waiver on arms embargo
The US Department of State has renewed for one more year the partial waiver on the arms embargo on Cyprus. In a notice published Thursday...
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Tatar says dream of Turkish soldiers leaving the island will never happen
Greeks and Greek Cypriots want to scrap Turkish guarantees and get rid Cyprus of the Turkish army, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Wednesday....
US welcomes stronger ties with Cyprus (updated)
US Ambassador to Cyprus Judith Garber hailed the strengthening of bilateral ties with Cyprus after the partial lifting of the arms embargo. The partial lifting of...
US repeats call for Cyprus to halt visits of Russian navy vessels
The United States has said it welcomes Cyprus’ efforts to fight money laundering but continues to urge the government to halt regular navy port calls...
Lifting of Cyprus arms embargo passes US’ lower House
The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill that includes a conditional lifting of the arms embargo on Cyprus. In a 377-48 vote...
US expected to lift arms embargo on Cyprus by Thursday
The US Congress is expected to approve by Thursday a bill lifting an arms embargo on Cyprus, which has been in place since 1987. The...
US Senate lifts arms restrictions against Cyprus in second bill (Updated)
The US Senate voted on Thursday, in a second piece of legislation, to lift decades-old arms restrictions on Cyprus but requires that the country continue...
Akel says US embargo bill pushes Russia into the cold
Ruling Disy and opposition Akel traded barbs for a second day on Tuesday over the proposed bill to lift the decades-old US arms embargo on...
Akinci says lifting US arms embargo would affect peace efforts
Lifting the US arms embargo on Cyprus would negatively affect peace efforts on the island Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said, according to reports on...
US state dept official to discuss arms embargo with president
President Nicos Anastasiades will meet on Thursday with US State Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Palmer who is on the island to discuss the US arms...
Menendez: new era in US-Cyprus relations (Updated)
US Senator Robert Menendez on Tuesday spoke of a new era in Cyprus-US relations after a meeting at the presidential palace in Nicosia with President...
‘We will no longer accept Turkey’s aggression’
The US senator that introduced a bill in the Senate that covers concerns of Cyprus has said “We made it clear that we will no...
Parties welcome Congress move to lift US arms embargo on Cyprus
Political parties on Wednesday welcomed the submission of a bipartisan bill to the US Congress that could see Washington’s decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus finally...
Bipartisan bill to lift US arms embargo on Cyprus introduced in Senate
A bipartisan bill seeking to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus, which has been in place since 1987, was introduced by Democrat Senator Bob...
‘Ever-closer’ to lifting Cyprus arms embargo, says US Senator
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides has concluded his three-day visit to Washington having discussed matters such as the arms embargo against Cyprus put in place by...