Cyprus Dispute

The Ankara-backed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has issued a statement saying that it will oppose gas exploration off the coast of the island by the Republic of Cyprus. According to the TRNC, which is recognized only by Turkey,...

US President Biden sent a message of support to Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades late Wednesday night, according to Cypriot government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos. Koushos stated that in a letter addressed to Anastasiades, Biden called Cyprus a "significant partner" in improving...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met with the new Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday. After the talks, Akinci said that improved Turkish Cypriot administration would be the best guarantee for a peace accord since the Turkish invasion...

"The International and European Community are called to turn to Turkey, the EU should especially, clearly and categorically call on Turkey to end the occupation of the EU territory of Cyprus. In order to assent to a solution based...

  I have carefully been watching events in Cyprus unfolding like an onion that brings tears into one’s eyes. What is most disturbing is the fact that there is a cat and mouse game being played with a stench of...

"The unilateral declaration of the illegal secessionist entity 32 years ago was a flagrant violation and affront to international law and international legal order," the Foreign ministry said in an announcement, on Sunday. "The Turkish military invasion, the ongoing illegal...

Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said that Cyprus talks have entered into sensitive time, adding that neither overenthusiasm nor disappointment is justified. In statements to CNA, Christodoulides noted that during their meeting, on Monday, President Anastasiades mentioned to Turkish Cypriot leader...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov on the ongoing UN-led negotiations on the Cyprus problem, in New York.  In statements to the press after the meeting, Anastasiades said it was particularly productive,...

The Cypriot dispute's ongoing peace talk efforts look set to increase in the following months after Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Monday afternoon. The AFP cites United Nations Envoy Espen Barth Eide claimed that Anastasiades and Akinci...