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US to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo, Foreign Minister Christodoulides Says

The Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs Nicos Christodoulides referred to the prospect of the  Republic of Cyprus buying arms from the United States in the near future. Speaking with the Associated Press on Friday, he said that ''the U.S. will...

Cyprus Hopes for Positive Results over Erdogan's Visit to Greece

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...

Cyprus Natural Gas Exploration 'Going as Planned'

The Cypriot government announced on Monday that the natural gas exploration was going as planned, with results expected in the autumn. “What I can tell you with certainty is that everything is going as planned,” government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides told...

Cyprus Talks at Mont Pelerin Have Drawn to an 'Inconclusive' Impasse

According to Cyprus’ government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides, the UN-backed talks for the Cyprus Settlement have drawn to an "inconclusive" impasse on Monday. This latest batch of talks that have been ongoing for the past 18 months took place at Mont...

President Anastasiades Will Not Be Meeting Akinci on Friday

Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides has announced that the scheduled for Friday meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and T/C leader Mustafa Akinci, under the UN aegis, will not be taking place. In a written statement issued on Tuesday, the Spokesman says...

Cypriot Government Set to Review Decision on Negotiations Documents After Leak

The Cypriot Government has expressed “deep disappointment” over the leak of a document on the Cyprus peace talks, which had been given by the President to the parties which participated on Monday morning in the National Council meeting, the...

UN's Ban Ki-moon Now Has a 'Clearer' Picture on the Cyprus Peace Talks

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now has a clear picture about the UN-led peace talks taking place in Cyprus, Cyprus Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said on Thursday. Christodoulides’ statement came after a meeting between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot...

President Anastasiades Supports Greek Request for an Extension to the Bail-Out Program

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his support to the request of the Greek government for an extension to the Greek bail-out program. In a twitter message today, Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides wrote that “the President Anastasiades replied to a...

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...

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...