A window of opportunity
Now is the time for Cypriot diplomacy to make a move with concrete, realistic proposals
The recent decision of the US government to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus ...
‘The crossings may be open but Cyprus is still a divided island’
Everybody has a story from the other side. A new documentary looks at the people whose lives span the divide
It’s perhaps the punch line at the end of ...
Tatar says ‘no common ground, no federation, no going back’ (Updated)
A new formal process on the Cyprus issue can only take place on the basis of equal sovereignty, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during their ...
Anastasiades tells expats in US to keep the flag flying
President Nicos Anastasiades told members of the Greek and Cypriot diaspora to keep the flags of both countries high, and that despite the government’s efforts and concessions, Turkey’s ...
Guterres will send deputy to scope out prospects for talks
United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on Friday agreed to send a deputy to Cyprus on a fact-finding mission to help with ongoing efforts to jump-start stagnant talks for a ...
Tatar repeats call for equal status in New York
Negotiations on the Cyprus problem can only begin with the recognition of equal international status of Turkish Cypriots, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Turkish Cypriot newspaper Bayrak on Friday.
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Reports direct flights about to operate to Ercan denied (update 4)
Government sources on Tuesday denied there are plans to launch direct flights from Russia to the north, branding reports saying this as ‘detached from reality’.
The Russian embassy in Nicosia ...
Tatar in NY, calls for equal sovereign rights
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar arrived in New York on Sunday in advance of the UN General Assembly, where he is scheduled to advocate for equal sovereign rights for Turkish ...
Former UN envoy says Cyprus solution still possible
Former UNSC representative in Cyprus Alvaro de Soto said it was still possible to find a solution to the Cyprus problem, claiming that not many changes would be needed in ...
Division of Cyprus is a European issue, EP president says (Updated)
The forced division of an EU member state is not a Cyprus question, but a European question, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola said on Friday in an ...
Cyprob negotiators discuss CBMs during virtual meeting
An exchange of views on confidence-building measures (CBM) and a discussion of issues related to the work of the bi-communal technical committees took place in an online meeting between the ...
Cyprus will not be turned into a ‘Greek island’ says Tatar
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has accused the Greek Cypriot community of attempting to turn Cyprus into a ‘Greek island’ and that this will not be allowed as there are ...
Positions of Turkish side diminish prospects for new talks, GC negotiator says
The positions of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership make it difficult to try to restart Cyprus talks, Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelou was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Political initiatives undertaken ahead of UNSG meeting
Political initiatives are being made in advance of his meeting with the UN Secretary General in September, the President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
At the memorial service of Eoka ...
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees says Anastasiades
Cyprus cannot accept to be under Turkey’s guarantees, to be under Turkey’s influence, to be virtually controlled, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday.
Speaking at a memorial service ...
Tatar rules out meeting Anastasiades in New York
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday said he does not expect to meet President Nicos Anastasiades in New York in September on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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Our View: Time for foreign ministry to take on some responsibility
The foreign ministry on Wednesday issued a statement which said among other things: “For yet another time we are watching with astonishment and concern the effort of Turkey to distort ...
Negotiations focus only on technical committees
Cyprus problem negotiations cannot start without the necessary common ground, Turkish Cypriot leader’s Special Representative Ergyun Olgun said on Saturday.
Olgun said that the weekly online meetings with Greek ...
Online Cyprob meetings to resume next week
Negotiators for the islands Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities are expected to resume with online meetings next week in ongoing efforts to kick-start talks.
According to CNA, the online ...
Britain’s leadership rivals, Truss and Sunak pledge support for Cyprus
The two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have both pledged support for Cyprus in separate ...
‘EU has punished Turkey over invasion of Cyprus’ says EP president
The EU has punished Turkey for its behaviour towards Cyprus by freezing several chapters of the accession negotiations, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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‘Over-ambitious’ talk about sanctioning Turkey not enough to save Varosha
The people of Famagusta are tired of 48 years of false hopes of return and everything the government is doing is leading nowhere, the mayor of the occupied town has said.
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Kasoulides urges Turkish side to accept CBMs
The only way forward in Cyprus is dialogue and there is no alternative, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said.
Addressing an annual event on Saturday night in the Famagusta region, ...
Our View: Minutes ‘discovery’ much ado about nothing
A document, published in Phileleftheros on Sunday, which contained the supposedly missing minutes of a July 4 meeting that the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy Espen Barth Eide had with ...