Russia says no change to its stance on Cyprus
Russia’s approach to the Cyprus problem has not changed as Moscow says that it continues to advocate for a solution based on UN security council resolutions.
The Russian foreign ...
Breakthrough unlikely, but Erdogan-Mitsotakis meeting ‘a positive step’
President Nicos Anastasiades has been briefed by his Greek counterpart Kyriacos Mitsotakis about the latter’s weekend meeting with the Turkish president, Nicosia said on Monday, as a former Turkish ...
CBM proposals a “step in the right direction” says German ambassador
The proposal by Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides for a package of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) is “a step in the right direction”, said Germany’s ambassador to Cyprus, Anke Schlimm.
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Climate change and Cyprob in Brest at ‘One Ocean’ summit
President Nicos Anastasiades discussed the government’s Climate Change Initiative and developments in the Cyprus problem at the ‘One Ocean’ international summit in Brest, France, on Friday.
According to government ...
Kasoulides, Blinken to discuss Cyprus problem, bilateral relations, energy issues
Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides, will meet on Tuesday with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, in Washington D.C.
A foreign ministry press release said discussions will focus on the resumption ...
UNSG special rep to hold separate meetings with Anastasiades and Tatar
UNSG special representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, will hold separate meetings on Tuesday with president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar.
Anastasiades will receive Stewart at 11am at ...
Discussion on draft for EU’s Varosha options paper before Foreign Affairs Council
The discussion on the draft options paper on the EU’s response to Turkey’s actions in Varosha will be continued at the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on Monday.
The ...
President sends fresh plea to Guterres over special envoy
President Nicos Anastasiades has sent another letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reporting Turkey’s latest illegal actions in and around Cyprus but also calling for the immediate appointment of ...
Government expects UN to appoint special envoy (Updated)
The government said on Wednesday it expected the UN to appoint a special envoy on the Cyprus problem, as was agreed during the informal tripartite meeting in New York on ...
Anastasiades: Creative meeting with Tatar, differences recorded
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is leaning towards appointing a new special envoy dealing with the Cyprus issue, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday after lunch with Guterres and Turkish Cypriot ...
UN Secretary-General meets with Anastasiades-Tatar on Monday
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be meeting with the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, on Monday, in a bid to find common ground for the resumption of the ...
Turkey’s stance on Cyprus issue leaves little room for optimism, Dendias says
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that Turkey’s and the Turkish Cypriot side’s stance on the Cyprus Issue leaves little room for optimism.
In an interview with the ...
Turkish Cypriot authorities condemn EU’s rejection of two-state solution
Authorities in the north on Saturday condemned the EU’s “unjust and unilateral attitude” regarding the Cyprus problem and called it to adopt a “neutral position” after the EU Commission ...
Informal summit on Cyprus issue unlikely for now
Another informal summit on the Cyprus problem any time soon is unlikely, government sources said on Monday.
While the government expected that the Cyprus issue would be raised during separate ...
Erdogan: I’m one of the few who knows what really happened at Burgenstock
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has launched a tirade over the Cyprus issue saying he was the only one still living, along with one top former EU official, who really knows ...
President reviews Geneva talks in letters to UN and EU
President Nicos Anastasiades has sent letters to the UN secretary-general, the UN Security Council`s permanent and non-permanent members, EU institutions as well as EU heads of state and government ...
Foreign Office says BBF “broad enough framework” for Cyprus settlement, report about controversial UK proposal revised
A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson has essentially dismissed a report that during this week’s informal talks in Geneva on the Cyprus settlement the UK Foreign Secretary Dominic ...
President: Geneva talks signal crucial moment for Cyprus (Update 3)
By Evie Andreou in Geneva
President Nicos Anastasiades, who arrived in Geneva on Monday for the informal summit convened by the UN secretary-general, said this was a crucial moment for ...
‘Important to seek convergences’ at April meeting
It is important to find necessary convergences at next month’s informal five-party summit to allow the UN secretary-general (UNSG) to convene a conference for substantive talks for a Cyprus ...
National council to meet over Geneva meeting
The national council is scheduled to convene on Tuesday morning to discuss the latest developments in the Cyprus issue ahead of a meeting in Geneva set to take place at ...
Two sides restate divergent views amid flurry of pre-talks activity
The island’s two community leaders reiterated on Monday their divergent positions on a Cyprus solution during their separate meetings with UN secretary-general’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute who ...