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Cypriot Parliament President: Akinci's Election a Positive Development
The President of the Cypriot House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou has welcomed earlier today the election of Mustafa Akinci as the new leader of the Turkish-Cypriot community. As he said, the election of the new leader of the Turkish-occupied Cypriot territories is...
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Anastasiades: We Have the Will and Determination to Reach a Solution Over Cyprus Problem
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades highlighted that the prospects to resume talks on the Cyprus problem are being created. As he noted, the dialogue between the Greek-Cypriot side and the Turkish-Cypriot community must be free from threats and blackmail, while adding that the Republic of Cyprus...
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Talks on Cyprus Problem to Resume After Illegal Elections in the Occupied Areas
Negotiations for the Cyprus problem settlement will resume after the illegal elections will be held in the island's Turkish-occupied areas, United Nations Secretary General Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide announced.
Addressing journalists during a press conference at the UN-protected area in Nicosia, Eide...
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President Anastasiades: Efforts for a Cyprus Solution Continue With Determination and Sincerity
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has stressed the government’s will to continue its efforts for a permanent settlement on the Cyprus problem, caused by the 1974 Turkish military invasion on the island, with sincerity, determination and boldness. Moreover,...
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Cypriot Foreign Minister: Talks to Resume Once Reasons of Suspension Cease to Exist
The Republic of Cyprus will only resume to the negotiation table with the Turkish-Cypriot side once the reasons it withdrew cease to exist, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides explained yesterday. As he said, Turkey will be the only one held...
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Cypriot Parliament President: US and UK Reactions to President Anastasiades' Visit to Russia Unjustified
Cypriot Parliament President Yannakis Omirou commented on the reaction of both the United States and the United Kingdom regarding President Nicos Anastasiades' latest official visit to Russia, where he held talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, signing a number...
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British Tories MP Brings Cyprus Problem to the House of Commons
North London Conservative MP David Burrowes has once again raised the Cyprus' long standing issue at the House of Commons Foreign Policy Session. Burrowes, a well-known friend of Cypriot people, brought the burning issue back to date with a question to his...
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Cypriot Govt: Turkish-Cypriot Leader's Pre-Election Comments Not Corresponding to Reality
Cyprus' government spokesperson Nikos Christodoulides accused the illegal Turkish-Cypriot government yesterday that on the occasion of the upcoming elections in the occupied northern part of the island, it has issued statements not corresponding to reality. As he pointed out, such...
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President Anastasiades: Cypriots Deserve More than a Divided Country
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades once again urged the Turkish side to cooperate with the island's legitimate authority in order to turn Cyprus into a modern European country. In an interview with Turkish and Turkish-Cypriot media...