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In such a situation, people with a sense of dignity often resign as a matter of honor for failing their duty. No matter how one sweetens the end result, the Anastasiades team has been outsmarted by Turkey’s well-thought strategy...

After the disaster at Crans–Montana an embarrassed negotiating Greek team returned like wet cats with their tails between their legs attempting to justify their failure. A tired president, influenced by his inner core of “advisors” and politicians flew back feeling...

The Conference on Cyprus will take place in Crans-Montana later in June, the UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide announced on Friday after a meeting he had with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. Crans-Montana is a municipality in...

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 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...

Turkey has reportedly deployed unmanned aerial vehicles over the occupied territories of northern Cyprus which will shadow ships drilling for oil and gas in the seas off the island. The self-declared Turkish-Cypriot government, recognized by only Turkey among all the...

The Turkish oil-and-gas drilling ship Fatih has started its operations off the coast of northeastern Cyprus, Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay said on Friday, despite warnings from European Union for Ankara to stand down. On Monday, the EU Foreign Affairs...

Nicosia has lodged a protest with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres concerning continuing violations of the airspace and territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkey. The protest also charges that Turkey continually breaks international air traffic regulations, and appeals...

The Republic of Cyprus protested to the UN violations of its airspace and territorial waters by Turkey, which took place last June. These violations, Cyprus said, aim to undermine its sovereignty. Michael Mavros, First Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the...

On Tuesday, tensions between Greece and Turkey continued to rise and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu put the blame for this on Greece. “In their difficult days, we are always at their side. But in the Aegean and the Mediterranean,...

Talking abstractly about new strategies, a Plan B or the notion of a two-state solution for Cyprus secures neither the conditions for peace, nor the well-being of Greek Cypriots, President Nicos Anastasiades said in an interview with the Athens...

Turkey criticized a joint statement of southern EU member states on the Cyprus issue as both distorted and unhelpful on January 12th. The joint declaration at the Fourth Summit of the Southern EU Countries (Med7) contained "distorted and unconstructive statements...

Cyprus hopes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Greece later this month will yield positive results regarding the island’s reunification process, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday. Particular attention is attached to the expected meeting between Greek Prime Minister...

Solving the Cyprus problem will be the biggest reform achieved by the country, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday, speaking at an event organized by think tank diaNEOsis at the Athens Concert Hall. "The solution to the Cyprus issue will...

Turkey’s persistence and uncompromising position regarding the continuation of the guarantees system and the maintenance of Turkish troops in Cyprus, was the reason an agreement was not found during the Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana, said President of the Republic, Nicos...