Cyprus Problem

Under the current political climate, there is a slim possibility that a conciliatory resolution to the Cyprus problem may not be far off. If successful, the island would be administered as a bizonal, bicommunal federation. President of the Republic...

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, replacing three ministers and handing one a different portfolio, at the same time unleashing the wrath of his former junior coalition partner. Three ministers appointed by the Democratic Party DIKO – health,...

A junior partner in Cyprus's ruling centre-right coalition (DIKO) voted to leave the government coalition on Wednesday night over disagreements with President Nicos Anastasiades concerning the terms for the resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem. Its central committee voted...

Goverment coalition party DIKO voted to abandon the ruling alliance just after midnight Friday, citing disagreement with the terms for the resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus issue, and accusing President Nicos Anastasiades of violating his pre-election pledges that...

Cyprus said on Wednesday, Feb 5, it was close to reviving stalled peace talks between the island's Greek and Turkish communities, Reuters reports. The United Nations has been toiling for months on the wording of a 'joint statement' to restart...

Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos has said that Turkey is making a strategic mistake by not realizing that Cyprus's’ participation in the EU and the discoveries of natural resources are a strong incentive for the quick resolution to the...

The Republic of Cyprus has submitted to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe a Memorandum which reveals that the Turkish army is in possession of information related to the identity and the burial sites of killed...

The Cyprus Government has described the drilling for hydrocarbons in the Turkish occupied area of Famagusta "illegal," noting that this action demonstrates Ankara’s and Turkish Cypriot leadership’s lack of will for a solution to the Cyprus problem. Government Spokesman Stephanos...

The Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos has made it clear that partition is no option as far as a political settlement in Cyprus is concerned, reiterating that a solution must be in line with UN decisions and provide for...

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias informed Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Tuesday, during a telephone conversation, about the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, in view of the meeting at Greentree, New York, between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, President Christofias...