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U.S. VP Biden Pledges Support to Cyprus Issue During Meetings With President Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci

On Thursday U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden, met with President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades and also had a meeting with ‎Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. While meeting with President Anastasiades today, the Vice President commended President Anastasiades on...

Mustafa Akinci: Being a Province of Turkey is not an Option for Turkish Cypriots

Voicing frustration over the collapse of peace talks last summer to reunite Cyprus, the president of self-proclaimed Turkish Cyprus Mustafa Akinci said on September 14, that Turkish Cypriots have no intention of entering an open-ended process with an unclear...

Mustafa Akinci Is the new Turkish-Cypriot Leader

Former "Mayor" of the northern Turkish-occupied part of Nicosia Mustafa Akinci is the new Turkish-Cypriot leader. With 98% of the votes counted, Akinci got 60,38%, corresponding to 65,412 votes. Incumbent Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu got just over 39,62% (42,920...

President Anastasiades Meets With Turkish Cypriot Leader Akinci

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Mustafa Akinci, met on Friday morning in Nicosia, Cyprus. The leaders of the two main ethnic communities of Cyprus mutually pledged to continue engaging in...

Cyprus Talks Resume as Anastasiades and Akinci Meet in Nicosia

Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus are set to resume from the point where they stopped last year. This according to Vasilis Palmas, Cyprus’ deputy minister to the President, Nicos Anastasiades. The previous round of talks, which...

President Anastasiades and Akinci to Meet on Thursday for Crucial Meetings

There are two separate meetings that Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have planned for Thursday with the United Nations special envoy, Espen Barth Eide that could determine the discourse of the peace negations for the...

President Hopes Akinci has Right Perception About Federation

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has expressed hope that Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci also has the right understanding about a federation, and called on Akinci to give an example of a federation where everything the...

Akinci: Anastasiades Should Prepare Greek Cypriots for a Federal Settlement or Two-State Solution

While speaking at the 19th children’s festival in northern Cyprus on Friday, Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said that President Anastasiades should prepare himself and the Greek Cypriot community for a federal settlement or a side by side state...

President Expresses his Willingness to Meet with Akinci

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his willingness to meet with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. His comments came as UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide returned to the island in a bid to revive the UN-led...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Akinci Cancels Thursday's Meeting on Cyprus Reunification Talks

Cyprus reunification talks are at a standstill after Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci decided not to participate in Thursday's scheduled meeting, Reuters says. The reason cited is the commemoration by Greek Cypriots of a plebiscite on union with Greece more...

President Calls on Akinci to Return to Negotiating Table

President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades called on the Turkish Cypriot leader to abandon his accusations and return to the negotiating table in a constructive manner, with a view to reach a solution in Cyprus that would meet the...

Anastasiades: We Had a Creative Meeting With Akinci and Discussed the Way Forward

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades described Wednesday's meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci as “creative,” as they continue their talks in the framework of UN-led negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem. He also said they discussed the way forward for...

Anastasiades and Akinci Briefed on the Deputies' Deliberations About Security and Guarantees

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci were separately informed on Saturday, by Andreas Mavroyiannis, Greek Cypriot negotiator and Ozdil Nami, Turkish Cypriot negotiator, respectively, about the outcome of the deliberations on security and guarantees. The working...

Nicosia Responds to Akinci's Comments Regarding Reunification of Cyprus

This week Nicosia has had to respond to a series of comments made by the Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci regarding the reunification of Cyprus. Firstly, Akinci stated that a federal Cyprus and not the existing Republic will sign a reunification...

President Anastasiades: Friday's Meeting with Akinci Important in Setting Foundation for 'Territorial adjustment and the issue of security'

The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said his forthcoming meeting on Friday with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will be very important with regards to the territorial issue, properties and guarantees. Speaking on Wednesday evening, during a reception at the...