The Cyprus Government has described the drilling for hydrocarbons in the Turkish occupied area of Famagusta “illegal,” noting that this action demonstrates Ankara’s and Turkish Cypriot leadership’s lack of will for a solution to the Cyprus problem. Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said that “Turkey and the T/C leadership are acting illegally by conducting a drilling [...]
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Papademos: Partition is no Option for Cyprus
The Greek Prime Minister Loukas Papademos has made it clear that partition is no option as far as a political settlement in Cyprus is concerned, reiterating that a solution must be in line with UN decisions and provide for a bizonal bicommunal federation with a single international personality, one sovereignty and one citizenship. Addressing the [...]
Christofias Informs Papademos About Developments in Cyprus Problem
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias informed Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos on Tuesday, during a telephone conversation, about the 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 [...]
Christofias Will Not Bend to UN or Turkey: ‘We Will not Offer Earth and Water’
The Greek Cypriot side will participate in the Greentree meeting with UN Secretary General and the Turkish Cypriot leader, but not with the intent of offering “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 [...]
Cyprus: Government Condemns Turkish Statements on Two States Solution
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 [...]
“Nothing’s Changed,” Christofias Says After Meeting With Eroglu
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias said that nothing has changed in the meeting he held Monday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, in the context of UN -led peace talks for a political settlement in Cyprus. In statements to the press, on his return to the Presidential Palace after the meeting, [...]
Christofias: Differences Between Τwo Sides Remain
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 [...]
Cyprus Says Turkey is a Destabilizing Factor in the Region
President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, Yiannakis Omirou stated after visiting the “Michalakis Parides” military camp that Turkey is a real threat against the Hellenism of Cyprus, adding that the EU and the international community must understand that the neighboring country is a destabilizing factor in the broader region. According [...]
Christofias: Differences Remain in External Relations
President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has said that the differences between the two sides in the chapter of external relations are more than evident, noting that it is because of this reason that discussions on the matter continue. Speaking to the press after a meeting he had with the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu [...]
Christofias Meets Eroglu in Reunification Discussions
Today was the first meeting between President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and President of the pseudo-state TRNC Dervis Eroglu after their two-day tripartite meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on October 30-31 in NY. Their meeting revolved around the already commenced reunification discussions and until their next meeting with UN Ban Ki-Moon in [...]
Turkish EU Minister Calls Greek-Cyprus Membership in EU a Mistake
Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış said during his interview on Bayrak TV of the TRNC on Sunday, November 6, that the EU will be like a “limp duck” as long as the Cyprus Problem remains unsolved. According to the Turkish minister, a solution to the year-long Cyprus Problem must be found by [...]
Cyprus: Leaders meet Friday ahead of New York meeting
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu meet Friday in the context of the ongoing UN-led peace talks, for a solution to the Cyprus problem. This is the last meeting between the two community leaders before next week’s two-day meeting with the UNSG Ban Ki moon, in New York, on 30-31 October. Speaking [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Thessaloniki: 50 Year Anniversary Commemorated of Seferis Literature Nobel Prize May 23, 2012
- ‘Doctors of the World’ International Conference to be Held in Greece May 22, 2012
- Crete is a Mediterranean ‘Treasure’ of Aromatic Plants and Herbs May 22, 2012
- Crete to Export Products to Australia May 21, 2012
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