#cyprus problem

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said he would decide on any unofficial meetings with the Greek Cypriot side on the Cyprus problem after a possible meeting in New York with ...

The government on Tuesday expressed hope that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will exert pressure on the Turkish Cypriot side for a joint meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades in New York. ...

If the Turkish side changes the status of Varosha, then it will be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to reach a Cyprus settlement, the Ambassador of Greece to Cyprus, Theocharis ...

Main opposition Akel lambasted the government on Wednesday for its policy on the Cyprus problem as President Nicos Anastasiades outlined his proposal over a possible restoration of the 1960 constitution to ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot unions on Wednesday jointly called for reconciliation and cooperation to mark World Peace Day in memory of the millions of victims of Nazism. During a ...

President Nicos Anastasiades, with his proposal that the two sides in Cyprus return to the 1960 constitutional arrangement, has “lost all credibility”, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has said. In a ...

The Greek Cypriot side stands ready to attend any meeting the UN Secretary-General wishes to convene on the Cyprus issue, either between the leaders of the two communities or with ...

Demands tabled by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot for the recognition of sovereign equality and of equal international status for the breakaway state hinder efforts to achieve a breakthrough, President ...

Three scenarios are being considered in the diplomatic arena with the aim of resuming Cyprus talks, according to latest reports and speculation ahead of the UN General Assembly in New ...

The UN Secretary General’s special envoy for Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, is expected to visit the island again soon, reports said on Wednesday. According to the Cyprus News Agency (...

Unilateral actions that violate UN Security Council Resolutions on Varosha are unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Nicos Anastasiades, the Cyprus presidency said on Monday. It said that ...

President Anastasiades has lost all credibility in his claimed commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal federation Aesop wrote that when, for the third time, the previously lying shepherd cried ‘Wolf! Wolf! ...

Following the announcement made by President Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on July 20, about the opening-up (on a “pilot” basis) of a small segment of the fenced-off ...

Having secured a condemnatory statement from UN Security Council presidency and the UN resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate, without the ‘British tail’, the Cyprus government will now ...

The healing process takes time, patience and pastures new As we are just into the silly season, when I allow myself to comment on comments, I shall answer Nazaret Shamilian’...

Opening up part of Varosha leaves refugees in a terrible quandary Instead of the government stopping just short of declaring as traitors those Varosha refugees who choose to claim their ...

President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope on Sunday that “intense diplomatic efforts” would prevent further threats by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to the north on Tuesday. In ...

If the negotiations on the Cyprus issue do not resume, Turkey will continue to exploit the gap in negotiations, opposition Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said on Sunday. In statements after ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday said he would have liked more clarity by UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres on the issue of Varosha in his latest report to the Security ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Christodoulides will brief Monday his European counterparts on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, especially about the fenced part of Famagusta, Varosha, in view of ...

UN Secretary- General, Antonio Guterres warned in his latest Good Offices Mission report that unless parties act decisively now, continuing dynamics in and around Cyprus could render future efforts to ...

The European Union will “never, ever” accept a two-state deal in Cyprus, the head of its executive said on Thursday. Ursula von der Leyen, who was visiting Cyprus, said the ...

The Turkish side on Thursday seemed to flatly reject the convening of a new informal conference on Cyprus, saying there was no point to it after the deadlocked talks in ...

Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis said on Tuesday he was very concerned about developments in Varosha and called for immediate action before it is too late. Referring to the issue ...