Nikos Anastasiades

With the Turkish drill ship "FATIH" having entered Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone one week ago and with Ankara having tied up an enormous  area around the Greek island of Kastellorizo for protracted military manoeuvres, Athens and Nicosia are in complete coordination in pursuing a major diplomatic push to force Ankara to back down from its expansionist stance.

Cyprus is in a position to "find a whole new day in its relationship with the United States and with the West," US Senator Robert Menendez said during a visit to Nicosia on Tuesday.

A three-way summit between Cyprus, Greece, and Israel with the participation of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a strong message to Ankara regarding energy security and its hostile behaviour in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The President of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades, and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci agreed at a meeting today to implement confidence-building measures (CBMs) mainly in the sectors of telephony and electricity grids.

The move comes a year-and-a-half after the collapse of Cyprus settlement talks at Crans Montana, Switzerland with a new push to jump-start the talks underway.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke with Nikos Anastasiades on Thursday night to brief the Cypriot president on his recent visit to Turkey and talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported.

Speaking at Bloomberg's European headquarters in London, Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades louted the achievements and advantages of the Cypriot economy in an effort to entice investors to the azur beaches of the island.

In a joint news conference in Belgrade with Cypriot colleague Nikos Christodoulides, Dacic warned citizens traveling to Cyprus that they must "respect the dignity and territorial integrity and sovereignty of that state."

Cyprus reunification talks should be aimed at the creation of a functional, viable and modern state that is compatible with European Union principles, Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades said in his message for Greek Orthodox Easter on Saturday.

Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiades pays a two-day official visit to Moscow on October 23-24, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to a statement, the President of Cyprus will meet with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday and President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

What has changed since the inconclusive termination of the Cyprus talks at Crans-Montana? Nothing. Is there hope for the success of a new round of Cyprus talks should the sides decide to rehash the process?

 No way. Why then, has everyone started talking about the need to resume talks? Don't they have anything else to keep themselves busy?