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The three front-runners vying for the presidency of ethnically split Cyprus wound down their campaigns Friday, putting pronouncements of their leadership credentials ahead of issues two days before the election.

Both Greece and the Republic of Cyprus are remaining firm in their support of a bizonal, bicommunal federation as the solution being sought for the Cyprus problem, the leaders of the two nations said Monday after a meeting held in Nicosia.

Cyprus' president on Friday told the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the ethnically divided island nation not to meddle in government affairs following a decision to close crossing points amid virus concerns.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades held talks today ahead of a three-way meeting including Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

The three countries will sign a trilateral agreement on the construction of the EastMed gas pipeline.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during talks in New York today agreed to reactivate the Supreme Cooperation Council in an effort to defuse tensions between the two countries and keep an open channel of communication.

Cyprus had to take difficult and costly decisions that have put the economy on a positive path, President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has said, noting that red tape remains one of the country's greatest problems.

According to the Serbian government, they discussed "the harmful consequences of the possible membership of the so-called and self-proclaimed 'Kosovo' in Interpol."

In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has called for a reassessment of the UN peacekeeping force's (UNFICYP) mandate on the island.

His letter was sent in response to Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades's request that UNFICYP's mandate be renewed for six more months until January 31, 2019.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in Cyprus on Monday paying his first official visit to the island ahead of a trilateral meeting among Cyprus, Greece and Egypt on Tuesday.

The presidential elections in Greek Cyprus are ever more interesting for various reasons. Three camps have already formed.