Cyprus
President Anastasiades says he keeps doors open to continue negotiations on Cyprus
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades says he wants to keep the doors open and thinks the ongoing process for a Cyprus settlement can yield the results both communities anticipate “provided they observe what has been agreed”.
Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades cites territory issue for collapse of peace talks
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday he rejected a proposal by the Turkish-Cypriot side to connect the issue of territory with the issue of security and third-party guarantees.
UNSG’s special advisor on Cyprus returns to the island to continue peace effort
Espen Barth Eide, the UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus, returns to the island next week to assure the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus that the UN continues to support their efforts, according to UN sources.
President Anastasiades briefed Tsipras on Cyprus talks, says PM’s office
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades held a telephone conversation on Tuesday evening with the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
This is the best chance to achieve a solution in Cyprus, US Embassy spokesperson tells CNA
The United States still believes thιs is the best chance in decades to achieve a solution and are prepared to offer any assistance that the leaders would consider useful, a spokesperson of the US Embassy in Nicosia has told CNA, invited to comment on the failure of the Cyprus talks in Mont-Pelerin, Switzerland.
No convergences achieved on criteria for territorial adjustment at Cyprus peace talks, UN says
The Greek Cypriot side and the Turkish Cypriot side have not achieved the necessary convergences on criteria for territorial adjustment and are returning to Cyprus to reflect on the way forward, a statement to the press by the UN Spokesperson in Cyprus, issued here tonight, says.
Tsipras proposes meeting with Erdogan in bid to resolve obstacle of guarantees
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet to discuss the system of guarantees in Cyprus, which remains one of the thorniest issues in the ongoing negotiations during recent calls to the Turkish leader, government sources said on Monday.
Cyprus protests to UNSG: “Agreement” between Ankara and Turkish Cypriot regime on electricity
The government of Cyprus has denounced, in a letter to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the illegal `agreement` between Turkey and the self-styled regime in the northern Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus, regarding the transfer of electricity to the occupied areas.
The second round of the talks on the issue of Territory began today in Switzerland
The talks between the President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Mr Mustafa Akinci on the issue of Territory began this morning at 10.30 (Cyprus time), in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland.
Tsipras and Erdogan discuss Cyprus, refugees in phone call
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday on the Cyprus issue and the EU-Turkey deal on refugees, his office said.