Mustafa Akinci

Following a crucial informal dinner on Monday in Berlin with the leaders of the two major communities of Cyprus, hopes for a new round of proper, formal talks still remain still alive. Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres invited President...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will host an informal dinner on Monday evening for Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to discuss the next steps to be taken regarding the Cyprus issue. The dinner will take...

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 President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that conditions aren’t yet ripe for a resumption of formal talks to reunify the divided island nation. He made the remarks after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, which was hosted...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı said on Friday that no negotiations on the Cyprus issue are expected until the middle of this year. "It seems the nearest date when all the parties are able to be ready will be...

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...

In another attempt to jump-start reunification talks on the divided island, Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akıncı will meet on October 26, it was announced by the United Nations on Thursday. Earlier on Thursday, Akinci said he...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci said on Thursday that Turkey’s military intervention in Cyprus “had prevented the situation from worsening”. Marking the beginning of a series of celebrations in the north, Akinci said the best outcome since then would have...

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that the pipeline project discussed between Israel, Greece and Cyprus to feed 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe would not contribute to peace and stability in the region. In a...

The leaders of Cyprus' two communities, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Akinci, had a "frank and open exchange of views" during a two-hour meeting in Nicosia, the UN announced has said. It was their first encounter since settlement...