Cyprus Talks

The personal envoy of the UN secretary-general, Maria Angela Holguin described both of Wednesday’s meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and later with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar as “constructive”. “...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet with the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday morning to discuss her recent engagements with European Union officials ...

The personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, Maria Angela Holguin will arrive on Tuesday evening in Cyprus, where she will stay until May 14. This will be her third mission ...

United Nations Envoy Maria Angela Holguin is set to arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday and begin her latest round of meetings. She is expected to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides ...

The EU will continue to support efforts for a Cyprus solution, heads of the EU commission and parliament representations on the island said on Thursday. Commission representative Myrto Zambarta and ...

A National Council meeting will take place on Friday, where President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to brief party leaders on the latest developments over the Cyprus problem. Government spokesman Konstantinos ...

Opinions on the possible Cyprus solution remain as divisive now as they did 20 years ago Next week marks the 20th anniversary of the referendums on the Annan Plan, the events ...

The European Union should “stop being a slave to the Greek Cypriot side”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Thursday evening. Tatar was reacting to the outcome of this ...

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Thursday that President Nikos Christodoulides is ready to start talks on the Cyprus problem immediately. Speaking at a conference reviewing the ministry’s one-year ...

Disy on Wednesday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to convene a National Council meeting, charging he was not keeping political parties briefed. A short but poignant statement by Disy quoted ...

The resumption of Cyprus talks can only begin with confirmation of the Turkish Cypriot policy based on sovereign equality and equal international status, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar repeated on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview with British newspaper the Daily Telegraph that “one tiny mistake” could turn Cyprus into “a new Gaza”. He said, “a mistake ...

Disy and Akel on Tuesday called on President Nikos Christodoulides to convene a National Council meeting and brief political parties over developments on the Cyprus problem. “It is with great ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday he hopes Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will respond positively to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ proposals on the Cyprus problem. Speaking after a church ...

There is “room for hope” that the current deadlock over the Cyprus problem may be lifted, Culture Deputy Minister Vasiliki Kassianidou said on Sunday. Speaking at an event to mark ...

During his official visit to Cyprus, Estonian President Alar Karis disclosed plans to engage in discussions concerning the Cyprus problem with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later this year. Karis ...

By Tom Cleaver and Elias Hazou President Nikos Christodoulides met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday. Both Christodoulides and Guterres are in Belgium for the European Council summit, ...

Cyprus’ foreign ministry on Wednesday strongly condemned the “provocative statements” by Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, describing them as evidence of an ongoing threat to the Republic. With this year ...

The Audit Office called again on the government to evict people found violating letting agreements for Turkish Cypriot properties on Larnaca’s Mackenzie beach. This opposes the plan of Turkish ...

Statements made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that all Cyprus could have been Turkish are “unacceptable”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. During an official event on Monday, ...

Nicosia detects no difference in the stance of the Turkish Cypriot leadership and Turkey on the Cyprus issue during the new efforts undertaken by the UNSG’s personal envoy, Foreign ...

The United Nations Secretary-general’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin said there are “no timetables” for her next steps after leaving Cyprus. She was speaking after meeting with President Nikos ...

UN Secretary General personal envoy Maria Holguin, who is paying her second visit to Cyprus, will continue her contacts on the island on Thursday. At 11.30am, she is due to ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will meet the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for Cyprus Maria Holguin on Saturday, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. The meeting follows one that ...