UN’s Diagne meets Ertugruloglu
United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Friday met Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu for the first time, as his contacts continue after arriving on the island to take ...
UN highlights progress in Cyprus through cooperation and shared initiatives
Cooperation is possible even when negotiations are paused, Unficyp spokesperson Aleem Siddique said on Wednesday, highlighting the United Nations’ ongoing efforts in Cyprus.
Under the auspices of UNDP Cyprus, a ...
UNFICYP ‘indispensable’ as long as Cyprus under occupation
The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) will remain indispensable for as long as part of the island remains under Turkish occupation, Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN Maria Michail ...
‘All parties have left area’ after Denia buffer zone confrontation
All parties have now left the area following a brief confrontation between Turkish military forces and Greek Cypriot farmers in the buffer zone near the Nicosia district village of Denia, ...
UN official visits peacekeepers in Cyprus buffer zone
Special representative and head of Unficyp, Khassim Diagne, visited UN peacekeepers on the frontline in Sector 4 of the buffer zone, the UN stated on Tuesday, meeting civilian staff, military personnel, ...
New UN special representative arrives in Cyprus
Senegalese diplomat Khassim Diagne, who will serve as the UN’s new special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) has arrived in Cyprus to formally assume ...
Cyprus backs UN peacekeeping forces at UN debate
Cyprus, as the host country of one of the longest-running peacekeeping operations in the world, is fully aware of the necessity of sustaining a UN force to prevent the recurrence ...
Greek Cypriots give consent for new UN special representative
The Greek Cypriot side has given its consent to the United Nations for the appointment of a new special representative in Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday.
He ...
‘I believe the Cyprus problem can be solved’
Despite not seeing any real negotiating framework develop in the four years he has been on the island, departing UN envoy Colin Stewart on Sunday said he thought the Cyrus ...
Road from north to Pyla ‘will definitely be completed’
The road connecting the buffer zone village of Pyla to the nearby village of Arsos, which is located in the north, will “definitely be completed”, Turkish Cypriot Pergamos mayor Bulent ...
Unficyp’s presence prevents escalation of ‘minor incidents’ in Cyprus
Minor incidents could “easily escalate” in Cyprus without Unficyp’s “constant vigilance”, the UN undersecretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix said on Tuesday.
Addressing the UN Security Council in New ...
‘No major security crises’ in Cyprus in last six months, UN report says
There have been “no major security crises” in Cyprus in the last six months, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in his latest six-monthly report on the state of the ...
Foreign ministry welcomes latest UN Cyprus reports
The foreign ministry on Saturday said it “welcomes” the latest six-monthly reports penned by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus and the UN’s ...
Slovakia hopes Cyprus leaders find ‘sufficient political courage’ for solution
Slovakia’s Foreign State Secretary Ratislav Chovanec expressed hope on Friday that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus would find “sufficient political courage, goodwill and statesmanship” to move ...
Greece praises Unficyp’s ‘invaluable contribution’ in Cyprus
Greece’s permanent representative to the United Nations Evangelos Sekeris on Tuesday praised the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unfcyp)’s “invaluable contribution to maintaining peace and security” on the ...
Unficyp mandate extended for another year
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp)’s mandate was on Friday extended until January 31 next year, following the unanimous passing of a resolution by the UN security council.
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Security Council hopes for progress on Cyprus
As the UN Security Council’s draft report on Unficyp, released on Friday, slammed both sides in Cyprus for violating the military status quo along the ceasefire lines and raised ...
Turkey ‘seeks security council backing’ on Cyprus through Pakistan
Turkey is working to secure support within the United Nations security council for its stance on the Cyprus problem, according to reports which surfaced on Thursday.
The Cyprus News Agency (...
Stewart briefs on Unficyp ahead of mandate’s renewal
UN special representative and head of the peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart will be making as series of briefings in New York ahead of the adoption of a ...
Greek Cypriot buffer zone violations ‘are acts of self-defence’
Greek Cypriot violations of the United Nations buffer zone are “acts of self-defence”, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday.
Speaking to public broadcaster CyBC as draft copies of UN ...
UN: Greek Cypriot side dangerously blurs lines between civilian and military facilities
Cyprus’ defence ministry is dangerously and deliberately blurring the lines between civilian and military facilities by “disguising military positions within civilian structures”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
In a ...
Nicosia calls for impartiality in Guterres reports
The Cypriot government has reiterated its demand for fairness and objectivity in the reports of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regarding the Cyprus issue. Speaking after the Epiphany celebrations in Paphos, ...
UNSG advocates mandate extension for Unficyp
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has recommended extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) until January 31, 2026. In his latest report to the Security Council, covering ...
Buffer zone barbed wire ‘to be removed within January’
The barbed wire placed in Cyprus’ buffer zone near the villages of Akaki, Peristerona and Astromeritis to kerb migrant flows “will be removed within January”, Migration Deputy Minister Nicholas Ioannides ...