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UN in Renewed Bid to Restart Cyprus Peace Talks

United Nations special envoy Jane Holl Lute headed to the divided island of Cyprus on Saturday, where she will hold separate meetings with the leaders of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-occupied north aimed at restarting stalled peace...

I Refuse to Get Involved in a Blame Game in Relation to the Cyprus Peace Talks, President Says

President Nicos Anastasiades has said that he refuses to take part in a blame game relating to the Cyprus peace talks, reiterating that he has never linked the talks with next year’s presidential elections. The President has also described as...

Cyprus Peace Talks Resume on April 11, UN Announce

Talks for a Cyprus solution will resume on April 11, the Special Adviser of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, announced on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the Secretary-General's Good Offices Mission in Cyprus "Cyprus...

UN Security Council Urges Parties in the Cyprus Peace Talks to Maintain the Momentum

The UN Security Council has welcomed the progress in the negotiations for a Cyprus settlement in recent months, as well as the convening of the Conference on Cyprus, urging all parties to maintain the momentum with a view to...

UN's Ban Ki-moon Now Has a 'Clearer' Picture on the Cyprus Peace Talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now has a clear picture about the UN-led peace talks taking place in Cyprus, Cyprus Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Christodoulides’ statement came after a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot...

US Secretary of State John Kerry Welcomes Continued Progress in Cyprus Peace Talks

The US Secretary of State has welcomed continued progress in Cyprus peace talks, under the auspices of UN. State Secretary John Kerry met Saturday with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades who is in New York for the UN General Assembly. President...

Cyprus Peace Talks Expected to Continue in the Coming Months

The Cypriot dispute's ongoing peace talk efforts look set to increase in the following months after Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Monday afternoon. The AFP cites United Nations Envoy Espen Barth Eide claimed that Anastasiades and Akinci...

UN Envoy Says Cyprus Peace Talks Enter New Phase

AP - A United Nations envoy says talks to reunify the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have moved up a gear with Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders looking to bridge gaps on core issues. Following a meeting with both...

Cyprus Peace Talks Freeze for Summer

Peace talks on the Cyprus problem stopped yesterday for the summer, with the two sides failing to agree on the convergences achieved so far, the methodology to be followed in the next phase of the talks and on a...

Does Hardliner's Victory Signify End of Peace Talks in Cyprus?

The victory of Ersin Tatar in the presidential election for the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus on Sunday has analysts predicting further strain with the Cypriot government and a likely end to reunification talks. Tatar, a hardliner, is Recep Tayyip...

President Anastasiades: Cyprus Committed to Peace Talks, But Not at Gunpoint

President Nicos Anastasiades told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Cyprus stands ready to resume talks on the reunification of the island nation. He warned however, that he would not negotiate under conditions of intimidation or threats. “For the (Cyprus...

Cyprus President Deeply Concerned About 'Time Lapse' in Peace Talks

Addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, warned that the peace process in the island remains at an impasse since the Conference on Cyprus of July 2017. He expressed concern about the lapse...

Cyprus Rules Out Peace Talks After Turkey Blockade

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has said Turkey’s "illegal" actions were impeding reunification talks for the island. Anastasiades said fresh negotiations were unlikely any time soon because Turkey is blocking the search for offshore gas and Turkish Cypriots were making unacceptable...

Cyprus Government Rebukes Turkish Officials' Statements Over Peace Talks

Public statements by Turkish officials to the effect that the Cyprus peace talks have ended are nothing more than proof of Turkey’s objective to legalise its illegal actions on the island, the government said on Friday. In a written statement...

President of Cyprus Irate at UN Advisor Eide over Failed Peace Talks

"It is sad that people who are mandated to defend international law, lie publicly in order to justify Turkey," President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said, referring to United Nations special adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide. Speaking at an event...