Mustafa Akinci

Turkey's aim is to occupy the whole of Cyprus, said Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos in his Christmas sermon, according to Proto Thema newspaper. The Archbishop's message, which was to be read in all Christian churches of Cyprus, said that the...

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci stood side by side on television Thursday to send their first-ever joint Christmas greeting to the ethnically divided nation. "I wish the new year will allow us, Turkish...

The expectations for a more positive approach by new Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to the Cyprus problem are not justified, nor is the climate of euphoria over the Turkish stance, Greek Cypriot President of the House of Representatives...

The issue of property was the focus of today's meeting between President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci in the context of UN-led peace talks to solve the Cyprus problem. In statements at the Presidential...

Turkey has granted access to 30 "military areas" in occupied Cyprus, over a three-year period for excavation of missing persons. According to a press release issued Thursday by the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP), the Committee was notified by...

The leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, have decided to intensify the Cyprus negotiations, aiming at reunifying the island. In a statement read out on behalf of the two leaders,...

Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said that Cyprus talks have entered into sensitive time, adding that neither overenthusiasm nor disappointment is justified. In statements to CNA, Christodoulides noted that during their meeting, on Monday, President Anastasiades mentioned to Turkish Cypriot leader...

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, is encouraged by the commitment of the two leaders to continue to work tirelessly on a complete settlement of the Cyprus problem, he told a press conference. Ban Ki-Moon said, “I am encouraged that the...

The Cypriot dispute's ongoing peace talk efforts look set to increase in the following months after Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Monday afternoon. The AFP cites United Nations Envoy Espen Barth Eide claimed that Anastasiades and Akinci...

Having a solution to a problem is better than not having one at all. But one could equally ask: what kind of solution can be considered fair in comparison? Is a resolution that endeavors to split and fragment a...