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EasyJet Flight to Larnaca Forced to Land in Turkey Before Diverting to Athens

On Friday evening an Easyjet aircraft with 184 people on board traveling from Gatwick to Larnaca ran into bad weather and the crew was forced to make a landing at the airport of Dalaman in Turkey. According to Cyprus Mail Online...

Turkish President: We Will Not Accept Faits Accomplis in the Aegean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made yet another provocative statement regarding Greek territory saying that his country will not accept any faits accomplis in the Aegean. Addressing Turkey's National Security Council, the Turkish president spoke about relations with Greece, Cyprus...

Turkish Jet Fighters Violate Greek Airspace

Two Turkish F16 fighter jets flew over Panagia island on Friday morning. The overflight was at a height of 17,000 feet, according to the national defense ministry. The airspace violation over the Aegean took place while Greek National Defense Panos...

Greece's FM Kotzias Harshly Criticizes All Sides Involved in Cyprus Talks

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias criticized harshly the handling of the Cyprus issue by different actors on Tuesday evening during a speech at an event at the “Archbishop Makarios III Foundation” in Nicosia, which marked the anniversaries of the start of...

President Anastasiades Says Next Sunday's Dinner 'Doomed' if Discussion Centers on CBMs

If next Sunday's dinner aims at discussing Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), then the effort to resume a fruitful dialogue is doomed, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. The President of the Republic was reacting to comments from the...

Cyprus Issue Dominates Meeting Between Kotzias, Anastasiades

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, who is paying a visit to Nicosia, in a meeting on Monday discussed the recent developments on the Cyprus issue. Kotzias said that they discussed on the resumption of the...

President Anastasiades Calls on EU 27 to Respect their Signature on the Rome Declaration

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, called today on the EU leaders to respect the commitments they undertook in signing the Declaration of Rome, with particular emphasis on the principle of solidarity and the implementation of the...

Cyprus will Resolutely Continue its Hydrocarbons Policy, Foreign Ministry Says

The Republic of Cyprus will resolutely continue its policy in the field of hydrocarbons in full respect of international and European law, the Foreign Ministry has said, recalling that Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has taken a clear position affirming...

Turkey: 'Greek Cyprus Must Stop Acting Like the Sole Owners of the Island's Natural Resources'

Turkey has condemned recent moves by Cyprus to search for hydrocarbon reserves off the island and to hold talks with international energy companies on exploration and call on Nicosia to stop acting like the sole owners of the island's...

EU's Future Prospects the Focus of Kotzias-Gabriel Meeting in Athens

"Greece belongs in the Eurozone," German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, during joint statements with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias after their meeting in Athens. He also emphasized that this discussion was now closed, since "Europe cannot...