Division of Cyprus is a European issue, EP president says (Updated)
The forced division of an EU member state is not a Cyprus question, but a European question, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola...
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EP president due in Cyprus, says new gas find a promising development
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be in Cyprus on Friday to discuss the latest gas find in the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) among...
Famagusta the ‘beacon of Cyprus solution’
Famagusta is the beacon of the Cyprus solution said presidential candidate Achilleas Demetriades during his visit at the occupied part of the district. Early on...
‘Over-ambitious’ talk about sanctioning Turkey not enough to save Varosha
The people of Famagusta are tired of 48 years of false hopes of return and everything the government is doing is leading nowhere, the mayor...
Kasoulides urges Turkish side to accept CBMs
The only way forward in Cyprus is dialogue and there is no alternative, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said. Addressing an annual event on Saturday...
North claims Varosha belongs to its territory
The north’s ‘foreign ministry’ has claimed that Varosha is part of the break-away province’s territory, and the future of the fenced-off town is a decision...
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...
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...
Permanent representative to UN disappointed with SG’s reports
The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations, Ambassador Andreas Hadjichrysanthou has expressed disappointment over the UNSG’s recent reports on the United Nations Peacekeeping...
President of European parliament condemns Turkey over Varosha actions
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola on Friday reiterated the institution’s condemnation of Turkey’s continued violations of Security Council resolutions on Famagusta. She was...
