Nikos Christodoulides

The prospects for a resumption of Cyprus talks were discussed in front of reporters Tuesday by Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York.

Cyprus will resort to the European Council to preempt plans by Turkish Cypriots in the occupied north of the island to develop the fenced-off town of Varosha.

Cyprus is set to establish formal diplomatic relations with North Macedonia.

The news was revealed during the Economist conference in Lagonisi, in southwestern Attica.

Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides is expected to sign the agreement on the 29th of August at an EU Foreign Affairs Council summit in Finland.

Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is to meet at the ministry on Monday at 3 p.m. with Klaus Regling, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

A possible rise of Kudret Ozersay, the "foreign minister" in the Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, to the leadership of the Turkish Cypriot community will be a negative development for the Cyprus issue, the country's Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Wednesday.

Cyprus and Greece have expanded their tripartite cooperation agreements beyond the Eastern Mediterranean region by including Armenia in their regional cooperation formations, Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.

In a phone conversation with US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday, Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides called for Washington's support as Nicosia seeks to safeguard its sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in light of ongoing Turkish violations off its western coast.

Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides briefed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on the latest developments regarding Turkey's illegal activities in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during a phone call on Friday, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported.

EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier will discuss the developments on Britain's exit from the European Union with the Cypriot government and parliament during a visit to the country on Monday.

Total and ENI are expanding their presence in the Cypriot EEZ according to government sources. The French-Italian consortium has been allocated the exploration licence for Block 7 according to unofficial information obtained by the Cyprus News Agency.
The same sources reported that the French and Italian partnership can be extended to other Blocks of the Cyprus EEZ.