#cyprus problem

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Friday vowed not to “fall for the provocation” of recent comments made by both President Nikos Christodoulides and government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis in relation ...

Nikos Christodoulides sits at negotiations for a resolution to the Cyprus problem not only as the leader of the Greek Cypriot community, but as the president of the Republic of ...

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday called on Turkey to “look in the mirror” over the lack of progress in its relations with the European Union, after Turkish Foreign Minister ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will hold his next meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman next Friday, May 8, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. He wrote in a post on ...

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana lambasted as “provocative” recent statements made by President Nikos Christodoulides on the Cyprus problem, as well as plans for French soldiers ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that Cyprus will continue to sign international agreements regardless of external criticism, stressing that the Republic acts as both an EU and UN member ...

“The UN Secretary-Gneneral Antonio Gutterres intends to take some steps in the near future regarding the Cyprus issue, with the parties involved expecting to be informed about how matters are ...

The informal EU council summit reflected a “biased and unfair” approach to the Cyprus problem, the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel claimed on Sunday, criticising the bloc’s position ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said regional stability and prosperity in the Levant are “closely linked” to progress on the Cyprus problem. Speaking to Kathimerini in an exclusive ...

There is very bad turbulence all around Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean that calls for wise leadership all round to steer Cyprus in a safe direction. Switzerland managed to stay ...

A new initiative to be undertaken by the United Nations with the aim of bringing about progress towards a solution to the Cyprus problem has “already begun”, government spokesman Konstantinos ...

The placement of the flag of the ‘TRNC’ on the table at a meeting of Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and United Nations undersecretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo was an “...

Calm is prevailing in the buffer zone village of Pyla after reports of “tensions” between the island’s two sides and the United Nations earlier in the day, Turkish Cypriot ...

The European Parliament has in its latest annual report called on Turkey to “give the Turkish Cypriot community the necessary space” to chart its own political course. The report was ...

The government condemned what it described as “serious violations by the occupation regime in the buffer zone” in the Pyla area, saying it is in constant communication with Unficyp and ...

As soon as Johannes Hahn left his post as the European Commission’s envoy for the Cyprus problem, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis was at pains to stress that processes ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Holy Saturday delivered a message of unity, faith and perseverance, as Cyprus prepared to celebrate Easter. Addressing the nation, the president described Easter as the “victory ...

By Nikolas Xenofontos Nikos Christodoulides recently stated that “the EU has the tools to demonstrate the benefits of a solution to Turkey, which holds the key to solving the Cyprus ...

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz claimed on Friday that Greek Cypriots are not sincere in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem, reiterating Ankara’s support for a two-state solution. Speaking ...

Amid the war in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to reach a bizonal solution to the Cyprus problem – which he said he opposes – Archbishop of Cyprus Georgios has urged ...

Turkish defence ministry spokesman rear admiral Zeki Akturk on Thursday called for “common sense to prevail” after rocks were thrown at Turkish Cypriots on the anniversary of the creation of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides is scheduled to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman at the residence of the UN special representative in Cyprus Khassim Diagne in Nicosia on Monday afternoon. ...

By Nikolas Xenofontos In Cyprus, we have learned to view the Cyprus problem through the lens of history, justice and international law. We speak of invasion, occupation and violations of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will attend Monday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurma, with the necessary political will and a creative approach, with the aim of resuming direct negotiations ...