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FM Kotzias: 'The Geopolitical Interests of a Third Country Cannot be a Criterion for a Solution'

"Cyprus must evolve into a bizonal, bicommunal federation with full sovereignty as a member of the EU and the UN. The geopolitical interests of a third country cannot be a criterion for a solution to the Cyprus issue," Greece's...

Britain, Greece and Turkey Wrap up Security Talks on Cyprus

Technocrats from three NATO states wrapped up meetings on Thursday focused on security arrangements in Cyprus, seeking to break an impasse in talks over the ethnically split island, a U.N. envoy said. "The working group... successfully completed the mandate entrusted...

PM Tsipras Speaks on the Phone with President Anastasiades of Cyprus

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece and President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus discussed on the phone the latest developments on the Cyprus issue and exchanged views ahead of the continuation of the conference on Cyprus, said a Cyprus government...

Cyprus Issue: Continues at a Technical Staff Level on January 18

Participants in the Conference on Cyprus decided to establish a working group at the level of deputies with the task to identify specific questions and the instruments needed to address them, a statement issued from the Conference on Cyprus...

President Briefs National Council on Cyprus Developments Ahead of Geneva Meetings

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Thursday the National Council -- top advisory body to the President on the Cyprus issue -- on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus problem in light of next week's meetings in...

Gov't Sources: Athens in Constant Communication and Coordination With Cyprus Over Negotiations

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is likely to meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week to discuss the Cyprus issue. According to sources, the meeting will possibly take place on Tuesday after Tsipras' meeting with political leaders and before his...

Cyprus Negotiators Meeting to Discuss Governance and Property Issues on Tuesday

Negotiators of the two communities in Cyprus Andreas Mavroyiannis and Ozdil Nami will meet on Tuesday to discuss issues concerning the chapters of governance and the property issue, CNA has learned. The two negotiators will also prepare a meeting for...

State Department Spox Says U.S. Solidly Supports Cyprus Reunification Talks

The United States continues to fully support the Cypriot-led process facilitated by the UN Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission, a State Department Spokesperson has said. However, when asked to comment on press reports that Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs,...

Congratulations and Update of Cyprus Issue Discussed During Pence-Anastasiades Phone Call

In a statement from Cyprus’ presidential palace it was announced that the U.S. Vice-President-elect, Mike Pence, has reached out to President Nicos Anastasiades in a phone call. The call took place on Thursday and sources say that after President Anastasiades extended his...

President Pavlopoulos: Relations Between Greece and Turkey Is a European Issue

Anyone who considers that the international law is the "law of the strong" is wrong, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday during the oath ceremony of the Foreign Ministry's new attachés. "There is no Turkish republic in northern Cyprus,...