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Anastasiades, Eroglu Talk Turkey At Dinner

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu informally talked about the long-stalled reunification talks for the island that's been divided since a Turkish invasion in 1973, during a dinner hosted by the special adviser of...

Eroglu Calls for Deadlines in Reunification Talks

Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has called for the sluggish Cyprus talks to be sped up after the elections next year, as Famagusta Gazette reported today. He said that the Cyprus talks could not resume automatically from where they...

“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...

President of Cyprus Says Meeting with Eroglu a Failure

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus are currently engaged in UN-led negotiations with an aim to reunify the island. President of the Republic of...

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...

Negotiations, Christofias – Eroglu Meeting Today

Cyprus' president Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Thursday as part of intensified talks at the buffer zone in Nicosia. As usual, the two Cypriot leaders met at the residence of U.N. Secretary General's Special...

Greek and Turkish Cypriot Leaders Schedule Meeting

Greek-Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has scheduled his first meeting with the new Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, which is set to take place within the week. According to Cypriot government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides, the two men spoke on the phone on...

Cypriot Parliament President: Akinci's Election a Positive Development

The President of the Cypriot House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou has welcomed earlier today the election of Mustafa Akinci as the new leader of the Turkish-Cypriot community. As he said, the election of the new leader of the Turkish-occupied Cypriot territories is...

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...

US Secretary of State Kerry: Cyprus Problem Begging for Solution

US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday that the Cyprus problem is begging for an international solution and progress in United Nations-backed peace talks. Speaking before a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at the State Department, the US official...

Eide: Good and Forward-looking Meetings With Negotiators

UN Secretary General's Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide has said that he had good and forward-looking meetings on Wednesday with the negotiators of the two sides in Cyprus, Greek Cypriot Andreas Mavroyiannis and Turkish Cypriot Olgun Ergun. “Good,...

UN Secretary General Special Adviser on Cyprus to Visit Island on March 16

United Nations Secretary General Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide is scheduled to visit the island on March 16-18 in order to hold meetings with both the Republic of Cyprus officials and representatives of the illegal Turkish-Cypriot entity. The...

Cypriot Govt: Turkish-Cypriot Leader's Pre-Election Comments Not Corresponding to Reality

Cyprus' government spokesperson Nikos Christodoulides accused the illegal Turkish-Cypriot government yesterday that on the occasion of the upcoming elections in the occupied northern part of the island, it has issued statements not corresponding to reality. As he pointed out, such...

UN Adviser: Cyprus-Turkey Peace Talks Unlikely to Resume Soon

The United Nations Secretary General's Special Adviser Espen Barth Eide has conceded on Wednesday that peace talks between Cyprus and Turkey are unlikely to resume in the near future. After a meeting with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades, the Norwegian diplomat...

UN Special Adviser on Cyprus: Both Sides Should Return to Negotiations

United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide said that, currently, the "Plan A" for the solution to the Cyprus problem is to have the Greek-Cypriot and the Turkish-Cypriot sides back to the negotiating table in order to have a positive outcome...