Cyprus talks

The Cyprus Talks, aimed at reunifying the divided, island have once again come to an impasse following Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci canceling his appearance at a scheduled meeting last month. On Tuesday evening, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades gave an interview on...

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will send by Tuesday next week a letter to UNSG Antonio Guterres briefing him on the current state of affairs at the Cyprus problem negotiations, after the Turkish Cypriot leader's decision to withdraw...

The National Council, the top advisory body to the President of the Republic on the handling of the Cyprus issue meets on Monday morning under President Nicos Anastasiades, ahead of a second conference on Cyprus which will take place...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras discussed developments on Cyprus talks in phone calls to the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres and the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, at his office said on Monday. Tsipras also discussed the new...

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias sharply criticized foreign and Greek press reports on Sunday that blamed him for the breakup of Cyprus talks in Geneva saying that the Turkish side had interrupted the talks unexpectedly. Asked by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency...

The opening remarks made in Geneva on Cyprus talks showed there’s hope that this dispute can be resolved, but difficult issues remain, UN’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide said on Friday during a press conference in Geneva. Eide...

On Friday the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul that Greece is avoiding a solution to the Cyprus problem. "We have told Cyprus and Greece clearly that they should not expect a solution without Turkey as guarantor. We...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras briefed SYRIZA’s political secretariat on Tuesday on the developments of the ongoing Cyprus talks in Geneva, according to sources from the party. During the meeting, Tsipras stressed the government and SYRIZA’s commitment for a fair and...

In northern Nicosia on Sunday both Greek and Turkish Cypriots attended a bi-communal event preceding the Cyprus talks which are going to be resuming this week in Geneva. Different media outlets such as Politis, Yeni Duzen, and Kanal Sim organized...

"Greece has always supported and supports Cyprus based on the interest of Cyprus itself and the people of Cyprus," Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said ahead of the critical conference on the Cyprus issue in Geneva. "We are against issues that have...