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Cyprus declares 3 days of mourning for deceased ex-president
The Cypriot government has declared a three-day period of mourning for the east Mediterranean island's former president, Dimitris Christofias, who died at the age of 72.
Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said Saturday that Christofias' funeral will be held with honors befitting a sitting head of state.
Cyprus ex-President Dimitris Christofias dead at 72
Dimitris Christofias, Cyprus' first communist president whose troubled tenure was marked by near financial ruin that necessitated an international rescue, uproar over a deadly Iranian munitions blast and failure to end the country's ethnic division, died Friday. He was 72.
Former Cyprus President Christofias dies
Former Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias died on Friday in Nicosia General Hospital. He was 72.
He was admitted to hospital in critical condition with respiratory problems.
He led the communist-rooted AKEL party as its general secretary for more than two decades.
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UN chief presses on with bid to re-start Cyprus talks
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on April 16 that he is pressing on with a bid to re-start negotiations on reuniting Cyprus, nearly two years after talks collapsed.
New border crossings open in divided Cyprus, first in 8 years
Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings on Nov. 12 for the first time in eight years, the latest push for peace by the two sides after UN-backed talks collapsed last year.
Spehar says Anastasiades-Akinci meeting a significant step
The upcoming meeting of the two leaders on Friday is a significant step in terms of keeping the dialogue open on issues that are of importance to both communities, UN envoy Elizabeth Spehar said on Wednesday evening.
Turkey slams UN report on Cyprus, urges change in approach
Turkey has slammed a report by the U.N. Security Council on the extension of a peace force in Cyprus, saying the appointment of a new special advisor does not mean "any restart of the negotiation process," which ended in 2017.
UN moves to revive Cyprus talks
The UN Security Council on Tuesday urged all sides in Cyprus to consider resuming talks on a settlement, a year after negotiations on reuniting the Mediterranean island broke down in acrimony.
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We still have a window of opportunity for Cyprus reunification: Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister
The Turkish side is still optimistic for resuming reunification talks for the divided island of Cyprus following a failed process in 2017.
Cyprus leaders under pressure to strike deal deal in Swiss resort
Rival Cypriot leaders at a make-or-break summit in Switzerland this week will come under pressure to seal an elusive peace deal for their divided island or face the consequences.
"We are looking for a final settlement... We expect both parties to come with determination, will and leadership for a final settlement," a U.N. spokesperson told AFP.