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The President has defended vehemently the positions of the Greek Cypriot community with regard to the Cyprus issue during this week’s UN-led talks in New York, Deputy Government Spokesman Christos Christofides has said. The President’s efforts, he pointed out, were in line with decisions taken by the National Council, the top advisory body to the …

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Ossur Skarphedinsson expressed his country`s steadfast support to efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, on the basis of international and European law, during a meeting in Nicosia with President of the House of Representatives and Acting President of the Republic Yiannakis Omirou. Skarphedinsson, who is on an official visit …

The clear prerequisites put forward by the Greek Cypriot side at the Greentree meeting between President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, Turkish Cypriot Leader Dervis Eroglu and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are evident within the UN Secretary General’s statement, President Christofias has said. In statements he made to the press after the …

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus to make decisive steps towards a final agreement on the Cyprus problem, noting that at this state of the talks, to maintain the momentum and continue negotiations, even in an intensive manner, is not enough. Speaking after talks at …

House President Yiannakis Omirou has denounced statements by a top UN envoy on Cyprus who talked about the “Presidency of the Greek Cypriots”, referring to the Presidency of the EU Council which the Republic of Cyprus will assume in July this year. “I believe a major issue is raised from the reference to ‘Presidency of …

UN-led Cyprus talks at Greentree, Long Island, between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus have concluded, without any concrete results, according to diplomatic sources. UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglou were engaged in talks in the past two days, which are said to …

The UN has not revealed so far its intentions with regard to the two-day peace talks it is hosting in Greentree, between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus. According to Greek Cypriot sources close to the talks, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has not shown, during the working breakfast he had today …

The House of Commons expresses concern over Ankara’s stance in the ongoing negotiations for the Cyprus problem and calls on the British Government to exert pressure so that Turkey adopts a more constructive attitude. In an early day motion that was tabled in the House by Labour MP Alan Meale and was signed so far …

The State Department calls on the two leaders in Cyprus, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu to seize the opportunity and make progress during the Greentree meeting with the UN SG Ban-Ki Moon. In a statement to the press, the Spokesperson of the State Department Victoria Nuland, underlines that …

According to Ankara Anatolia news agency (19.01.12), tens of thousands of people gathered in Ýstanbul's Taksim Square on Thursday to mark the fifth anniversary of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink's murder as outrage grows over a trial that failed to shed light on alleged official negligence or even collusion. Dink's family, friends and human rights organizations …

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has expressed pessimism over prospects for a successful outcome of his meeting at Greentree, later this month, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, in the framework of efforts to solve the problem of Cyprus, divided since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974. …

Members of the Greek Cypriot negotiation team, Ambassador Nikos Emiliou and Toumazos Tselepis met on Thursday in New York Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General of the UN for Political Affairs. Present during the meeting was Cyprus Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael. Speaking after the meeting, Emiliou noted that the team discussed with Pascoe …

Atalay announced that Turkey’s aid to the occupation regime for 2012 will be 1 billion 94 million T.L Turkish Cypriot daily Vatan (18.01.12) reports that Turkish Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Cyprus Affairs Besir Atalay, who illegally visited the occupied areas of Cyprus in order to attend the funeral of the late Turkish Cypriot …

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu Cyprus President Demetris Christofias departed on Thursday for New York, where he will have talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, January 22-24. The National Council – the top advisory body to …

Cyprus President Demetris Christofias informed, during a telephone conversation, Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, about latest developments in the Cyprus problem, in view of the meeting at Greentree, New York, between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, President Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. A written statement by Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou also said that …

“State funeral” to take place in the occupied area of Cyprus for Rauf Denktas’ death; the breakaway regime and Turkey declared official mourning According to illegal Bayrak television (online, 14.01.12), the breakaway regime and the entire Turkish nation are mourning the loss of the former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Raif Denktas, who passed away in …

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the Government is following a targeted policy on the natural gas issue. Asked by reporters on Sunday about the second gas licencing round, Stephanou said that the Government, despite the provocations and threats on behalf of Turkey, has successfully promoted the issue and that is “because of the …

Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the solution to the Cyprus problem will be reached through an agreement between the two sides and it will not be imposed from outside. Stephanou made it clear that the Greek Cypriot side will not accept any arbitration and deadlines stressing that it is imperative to find a …

The Greek Cypriot side will not participate in the Greentree meeting with UN Secretary General and Turkish Cypriot leader to offer “earth and water”, President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has said. “We will not go to New York to offer earth and water,” he said speaking during an event organized on Saturday …

The Secretary-General was saddened to learn of the passing of Rauf Raif Denktas late Friday in Nicosia, Spokesperson of the Secretary-General has said. Denktas, he said, “was a long-serving and historic Turkish Cypriot leader with whom the United Nations had a long relationship in the framework of UN-facilitated talks for the reunification of Cyprus and …

The Greek Cypriot side dismisses any arbitration, deadlines and mediation in efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou assured on Friday, adding that the President of the Republic is sending messages to the international community and the UN regarding the need for the Turkish Cypriot side to return to its commitments. Replying …

The Cyprus problem should be resolved but the Turkish Cypriot side does not maintain a constructive stance, Greek Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gregoris Delavekouras said. Referring to statements by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the meeting the latter will have with President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat …

The European Parliament draft resolution on the 2011 Progress Report on Turkey calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its military troops from Cyprus. It also calls on Turkey to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement towards Cyprus, noting that Ankara`s refusal to do so continues to deeply affect the process of …

The government of the Republic of Cyprus condemned Thursday statements by Turkish officials that the Cyprus problem should be solved on the basis of two separate states. Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou urged the international community to exert its pressure on Turkey so that Ankara finally respects the UN Security Council resolutions on Cyprus, who call …

The cargo ship ‘Chariot’ was given permission for refueling and departure from the port of Limassol once its shipowners decided to change its destination, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release states. The authorities had decided to prevent the refueling and departure of the ship from its Limassol anchorage when upon inspection it was concluded …

Erdogan’s intervention behind sale of residences in occupied Cyprus Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (10.01.12) reports on statements by Cafer Gurcafer, chairman of the Cyprus Turkish Building Contractors Union (KTIMB). Gurcafer in his written statement argued that the economic measures taken are not in favour of the Turkish Cypriot society but assist in its extermination, adding …

Turkey has been ordered to pay thousands of euro in damages to Greek Cypriots for violating their human right to peaceful enjoyment of their property in Cyprus’ northern Turkish occupied areas. The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday delivered its judgment regarding the allegation by 13 Greek Cypriot applicants (Lordos and Others v. Turkey) …

The government has confirmed reports that the UN Secretary General has sent letters to the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus. “I can confirm that UNSG Ban Ki-moon has sent letters to President Demetris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu,” Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said, replying to press questions. The letters were …

Differences remain between the two sides in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, President Demetris Christofias said on Wednesday, after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. Speaking on his return to the Presidential Palace, after the UN-led meeting, President Christofias said the two sides reiterated their positions, adding that “the differences remain.“ He …

President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has held Monday two separate telephone conversations with his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias and Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos, with whom he exchanged wishes for the new year. According to an official press release, during their telephone conversations the two sides reaffirmed the close cooperation which exists between Cyprus …