Annan Plan for Cyprus
Turkey renews threats against Cyprus over gas exploration
Turkey on Thursday reacted angrily to a decision by the government of Cyprus to invite companies to bid on a new energy exploration zone off the island's coast, known as block 7.
UK's Jeremy Hunt: The Cyprus problem can be solved
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the Cyprus issue is "not insoluble" and that a federal solution would be better for all Cypriots than the "unacceptable" status quo.
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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.
Turkey said to have approved new UN envoy for Cyprus peace talks
Turkey has reportedly approved the appointment of Jane Holl Lute as the United Nations' new special adviser in the Cyprus reunification talks, the Cyprus News Agency has reported.
Barring unforeseen circumstances will be assuming her new post next week after being formally appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the CNA said.
Britons living in Cyprus have nothing to fear post-Brexit, UK says
Britain says it has secured the right for UK nationals living in Cyprus to keep the same status that they currently enjoy as EU citizens.
"We have secured the right for UK nationals to continue living their life in Cyprus as they do now," new UK High Commissioner in Cyprus Stephen Lillie said in an open letter to UK nationals living on the island.
Turkey urges alternative ways for Cyprus peace deal
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said reunifying Cyprus as a federation may not be possible with the current approach of Greek Cypriots and suggested that alternatives should be sought to resolve the island nation's decades-long ethnic division.
Turkey says any peace process for Cyprus should be based on ‘current realities’
Turkey has underlined that any future initiative for the resolution of the decades-old Cyprus problem should be based on “current realities” and on the fact that Turkish and Greek Cypriots have differing conceptions of a new federal state.
Turkish Cypriots head to polls in snap parliamentary elections
Turkish Cypriots on Jan. 7 voted in a snap parliamentary election overshadowed by last year's failure to reach a peace deal for the divided island in UN-backed talks.
Turk Cypriots want 'clarity on status' if talks fail
Talks on the reunification of Cyprus should resume only if the "political status" of Turkish Cypriots is addressed should the new talks fail, a senior Turkish Cypriot official said.
UNSG Antonio Guterres’ report: “A historic opportunity was missed in Crans Montana”
The firm belief that a historic opportunity was missed in Crans-Montana, is expressed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in a report for his good offices mission on Cyprus.