Cyprus
Don’t Waste World’s Best Chance for Peace
Endy Zemenides Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council Over the past two months the Republic of Cyprus has hosted a parade of foreign leaders — German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, and Secretary of State John Kerry — each declaring support for reunification negotiations that will […]
Greek experts analyze Eastern Mediterranean developments for Daily News Egypt
By Ahmed Abbas A second trilateral meeting between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus was held last Wednesday in Athens, and a joint collaboration between the three countries is being shaped. The gas explorations in the eastern Mediterranean have resulted in crucial discoveries for the three states, especially Egypt, as it is in dire need of an […]
Main issue for Greek foreign policy is the Cyprus problem, pledges Kotzias
The main issue for Greek foreign policy, is the just resolution of the Cyprus issue, pledged Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias in a speech at the Hellenic Parliament during the debate on the budget for 2016.
Cyprus engaged in dialogue with Russia to provide facilities
Nicosia and Moscow are engaged in a dialogue on providing facilities for humanitarian purposes and for emergencies, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has said, adding that once an agreement is scrutinised from the legal point of view, Cyprus and Russia will sign it.
Russia and Cyprus discuss granting military facilities on the war against ISIS
The Russian Federation discusses with the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs the provision of military facilities on the war against ISIS, the Russian Ambassador to Nicosia Stanislav Osadchiy has said, expressing confidence that the two countries will find the way to reach an agreement on the issue.
Kerry upbeat on energy, refugees, met with Kotzias
US Secretary of State John Kerry took a positive view of Greece’s energy policy and its efforts to tackle the refugee crisis during a one-day visit to the country Friday, while he urged Athens to continue on the path of economic reforms.
The stab in the back
By Sener Levent* The Russians are a calm and patient people. Any Russian that you may ask will tell you that “our best characteristic is our patience”. Once I asked some of them, “why patience?” They gave me as an example the writer Alexander Solzenytsin. He also, they said, was always talking about patience. The […]
Turkish Cypriot journalist Şener Levent receives the ‘Doros Loizou prize’
The Turkish Cypriot journalist Şener Levent was awarded on Thursday evening the “Doros Loizou prize”, during an event, in Nicosia, organized by the Socialist EDEK party.
Tsipras announces tripartite meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Israel early January
Greece and Israel have decided to continue their intergovernmental meetings in January 2016, probably in Jerusalem, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday after a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, also adding that “we move forward with the realisation of a tripartite meeting between Greece-Cyprus-Israel.”
Anastasiades: I am not abandoning hope for success in the Cyprus peace talks
The President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday that he is not giving up hope that the ongoing Cyprus peace talks will succeed, but stressed the need for the same good will from both sides.