EU-Turkey relations and Cyprus at EU lunch with Fidan
Relations between the EU and Turkey, as well as the Cyprus problem, will be discussed at a working lunch on Thursday between the EU foreign ministers and their Turkish counterpart ...
EU ready for ‘constructive solutions’ on Cyprus problem from Turkey
The European Union is ready for “constructive solutions” on the Cyprus problem from Turkey, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Tuesday, ahead of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s ...
‘Fruitful exchange of views’ in first Cyprus problem political group meeting
The first ever meeting of the “Cyprus problem political group” saw a “fruitful exchange of views”, according to reports.
The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said that the meeting, chaired by ...
Turkish intentions on Cyprob ‘to become clear’ in upcoming EU meeting
Cyprus will have an opportunity to assess Turkey’s intentions over the Cyprus problem in the upcoming informal EU foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.
The ...
Inaugural meeting of Cyprob advisory group
The inaugural meeting of a 12-member advisory group concerned with the Cyprus issue was due to take place on Friday.
The meeting was convened by Greek Cypriot Negotiator Menelaos Menelaou, ...
Our View: Tourism is just a new front in the zero-sum Cyprob game
Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis in an indirect way on Wednesday confirmed the government was behind the move by tour operator Tui to stop taking tourists on day trips to ...
Tatar says UN called him to enter negotiations in September
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday said the United Nations had called in on the telephone, expecting that he would enter negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem as early ...
‘EU can help break deadlock on Cyprus issue’
With its political and economic tools, the EU can help break the deadlock, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Sunday.
He said President Nikos Christodoulides’ contacts with European and international ...
‘Strategic move’ for Cyprus to allow Turkish FM in Brussels meeting
Cyprus was in no way pressured to greenlight Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s participation in the upcoming informal EU Council foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
Turkish army and guarantees ‘must stay’ Tatar says
Turkish troops and guarantees must be part of a solution to the Cyprus problem, and this idea will not be abandoned, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said according to a ...
‘We have been waiting to return for 50 years’
Famagustians have been waiting for 50 years to be able to return to their occupied city, Famagusta Mayor Simos Ioannou said on Wednesday the anniversary of the second leg of the 1974 ...
‘Greece will continue supporting efforts for a just Cyprus solution’
Greece’s Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Wednesday that the country will continue to support efforts for a viable solution to the Cyprus problem.
He added that Greece will ...
President says ready for Cyprus talks immediately
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed his readiness to return to the dialogue table immediately to continue Cyprus problems talks.
In a written statement issued on the 50th anniversary of ...
Turkey’s ruling AK Party announces new ‘TRNC representative’
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Tuesday announced Emre Kaya as its new “TRNC representative”.
Kaya’s appointment was announced alongside the appointment of Erdal Yetimova as the party’s ...
Turkish Invasion: 50 years
The day my captain threatened to shoot me
This is the second part of an account of the experiences of the 19-year-old National Guardsman, Kratinos Pyliotis who served as a sergeant at an artillery unit in Athalassa, in 1974. ...
Our View: President playing the communications game on Cyprob from the start
Any remaining illusions about President Nikos Christodoulides’ commitment to a settlement of the Cyprus issue were shattered last weekend when he announced to a gathering of Famagustans in Dherynia that ...
Turkish Invasion: 50 years
‘I never wanted to leave Cyprus’: the sisters forced to flee
This is the story of three sisters, forced abroad by an invasion that coloured the rest of their lives and left them haunted by the memories echoing down 50 years.
In ...
Tatar hits back at Erhurman: ‘diplomacy has not stopped’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday hit back at opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman over the latter’s statements on the Cyprus problem, insisting that diplomacy on the ...
Christodoulides: Turkey has problems with all its neighbours
Turkey “has problems with all its neighbours”, Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday.
Speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro, he referenced former Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s foreign ...
‘Tatar’s rejection shows contempt to UN and Turkish Cypriots’
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar’s refusal to attend a UN meeting would show contempt towards the international body and the Turkish Cypriot people, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.
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Tatar rejects tripartite meeting, says UN never invited them
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar denied on Sunday receiving an invite to meet with the UN and said he would not accept even if there was.
Tatar said that that ...
Government hopes Tatar will accept UN invite for August meeting
The government hopes that Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar will accept a UN proposal to hold a tripartite meeting on August 13, spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis.
President Nikos Christodoulides already accepted the ...
Gap between two sides ‘can be bridged’ says President
Answers can be found to the differences between the two sides at the negotiating table to the benefit of not only Greek and Turkish Cypriots, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...
President expects Cyprus problem developments this month
Developments in the direction of resuming stalled talks on the Cyprus problem may be announced soon, with President Nikos Christodoulides hoping this will happen in August.
The president told a ...