Talat: north has never been in such a bad situation
Mehmet Ali Talat, who served as Turkish Cypriot leader between 2005 and 2010, has said the Turkish Cypriots have “never been in such a bad situation” as they are today.
“Everything [in ...
Name of possible UN envoy mentioned by US
US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland in a recent meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides dropped a name for a possible UN special envoy, it emerged on Thursday.
Nuland mentioned the ...
Tatar: UN did not give the Turkish Cypriot people the right to speak (Updated)
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with leaders of the north’s major political parties on Wednesday morning to discuss his trip to New York.
Tatar visited New York on ...
Tatar seems to do U-turn on Cyprus special envoy
A UN Secretary-General Special Adviser could be appointed for Cyprus under certain conditions Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Tuesday, despite categorically denying any such an appointment the previous ...
Tatar says he will ‘never accept’ UN special envoy appointment
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that he would “never accept” the appointment of a United Nations special envoy to Cyprus.
Tatar was speaking at Ercan (Tymbou) airport ...
Erdogan’s statements to UN assembly call for change of tactics, says Edek
Socialist party Edek on Wednesday responded with a strong statement to comments made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his address to the UN General Assembly overnight in New ...
Focus on Cyprob in New York, UNSG-Erdogan meeting deemed ‘pivotal’
President Nikos Christodoulides will meet on Tuesday with the President of the European Council to discuss efforts towards reviving Cyprus talks, while the issue will also be raised by UN ...
NY meetings to set next steps on Cyprus problem
A meeting between the UN Secretary-general and the Turkish President will “determine the next moves” on the Cyprus problem, President Nikos Christodoulides said in New York on Monday.
“I consider ...
Unilateral CBMs set to be announced
Unilateral confidence building measures (CBMs) for the Turkish Cypriot community will be announced by the Republic of Cyprus, diplomatic sources told the Cyprus News Agency on Monday.
However this will ...
Talat’s son blames ‘foreign minister’ for Greek Cypriots entering EU alone
Current Turkish Cypriot member of ‘parliament’ and son of former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, Ongun Talat has hit out at the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu, saying ...
Slovakia celebrates 30 years of diplomatic relations with Cyprus
The Slovak embassy in Nicosia celebrated the central European nation’s Constitution Day and 30 years of diplomatic relations between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Cyprus with an event ...
No agreement on leaders’ meeting with Guterres
A date has been set for President Nikos Christodoulides’ meeting with the UN Secretary General in New York, which will be made public soon, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
‘Full of traps,’ says Tatar on Christodoulides’ rumoured CBMs
The 14-point package of confidence building measures (CBMs) reportedly being prepared by President Nikos Christodoulides is “full of traps”, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.
The authenticity of the ...
Pyla: No discussion of changes to status quo says government
The government’s position against any changes to the status quo is steadfast, according to its spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
“We are not even going to discuss any planning that calls ...
Diaspora conference: US federal democracy can be model for Cyprus
The US system is a “perfect example” of a federal state to be emulated, president of the Pancyprian Association of America, Philip Christopher, said at the annual conference for Cypriot ...
Three hundred delegates attending Cyprus Diaspora conference
The World Conference of Cyprus’ Diaspora begins on Tuesday, with 300 delegates from across the globe gathering in Nicosia for the annual event.
Set to last for three days this year, ...
Australian MP suspended after Turkish invasion speech
An Australian MP of Greek Cypriot heritage has reportedly been suspended from a sub-faction of the Victorian Labour Party after sparking factional in-fighting over a speech backing Cyprus.
According to ...
Unficyp ‘determined’ to prevent construction in buffer zone (update 3)
Unficyp is “ready to take action if necessary to prevent the resumption of any unauthorised construction work in the buffer zone”, its spokesman said on Saturday.
It will “block or ...
Ergun Olgun: too yielding or too hardline?
Speculation over the reasons for resignation of Turkish Cypriot leader’s representative
The Turkish Cypriot leader’s special representative Ergun Olgun recently unexpectedly resigned, sparking speculation that he was no ...
Tatar rejects president’s proposal for joint meeting with UN official
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has rejected a proposal by President Nikos Christodoulides to have a joint meeting with a top UN official when he visits Cyprus later this month.
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High ranking UN official to visit
A high-ranking UN official is expected to visit Cyprus in late August to hold meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, the Cyprus News Agency reported ...
Kombos discusses Cyprob, cooperation with Blinken
Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos held a telephone conversation with United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday.
Among other things, the pair discussed the Cyprus problem, cooperation between Cyprus ...
Outrage over Turkish Cypriot invitation to anti-occupation event
Controversy broke out on Thursday following the Famagusta mayor’s invitation to Turkish Cypriots to an anti-occupation event which will take place in the municipality on Saturday.
Elam, Edek and ...
‘We must work together’ Tatar tells Greek Cypriots (Updated)
There are many sectors in which there can be close cooperation, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview – in which he reiterated his position that in Cyprus there ...