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On Monday, EU foreign ministers bade farewell and thanked their Cypriot peer Ioannis Kasoulides in an emotional atmosphere, as he participated for the last time in the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. EU High Representative Federica Mogherini praised the...

The government addresses the pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke in Larnaca as a pilgrimage of Muslims, irrelevant of their status, legal or illegal in Cyprus` occupied areas, as it always did, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said on Tuesday. He also...

A trilateral meeting took place in New York on Wednesday between the Foreign Affairs Ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Palestine, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The three men - Greek FM Nikos Kotzias, Cypriot FM Ioannis...

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said the 10 billion euros ($13 billion) bailout being put up by international lenders at a big cost to the government and Cypriot society, including the confiscation of up to 80 percent or more...

Joe Biden and his wife Jill, arrived at the Larnaca airport on Wednesday evening, May 21. The U.S. Vice President was welcomed by the Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and the U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John Koenig.

Greece Israel and Cyprus signed an initial agreement to build the world’s longest underwater power cable to link their electrical grids.

  Turkey's president issued a thinly-veiled threat against Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday amid a series of incidents in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was addressing lawmakers from his ruling party in Ankara when he said: "Opportunistic attempts...

Turkey received a reprimand from Europe on Monday over a recent incident in Cypriot waters involving Turkish naval ships and a private oil drillship. The Italian ENI drilling ship in block 3 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was met by six...

Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that the harassment of a drilling ship in block 3 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone by six Turkish warships was a "pirate" move. The drilling ship that belongs to Italian company ENI expects the...

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Cyprus have become closer under the leadership of President Nicos Anastasiades and Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said on Wednesday. According to an announcement from the...

The Republic of Cyprus has criticized Turkey for attempting to annex the occupied areas of Cyprus, Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides told members of the House Committee on Foreign and European Affairs. The Foreign Ministry has prepared a paper which was...

Israel should take advantage of its currently strong position to resolve the Palestinian problem, while the West must stop "doublespeak and hypocrisy" and contribute to safeguarding Israel's security, Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Monday in New York. The...

"We will continue the effort. We only have one plan. Plan "A." We have no plan "B" or "C" as Turkey had," Ioannis Kasoulides, Cyprus Foreign Minister said. Speaking to the Independent Balkan News Agency about the failure of the...

The thoughts behind the continued efforts of President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades for the convening of an effective conference on Cyprus in Geneva, were explained to the Ambassadors of the five permanent members of the UN...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades on Friday agreed on specific joint actions on an international and European level on the Cyprus issue. The two leaders met in Athens ahead of the crucial peace talks in...