Cyprus

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will on Monday meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington in the context of an official visit to the United States.

Talks are set to focus on issues of bilateral and regional interest, with emphasis on developments in the eastern Mediterranean.

In the 1970s, a young mogul named Donald Trump was making news as a young, brash and very successful real estate developer. At the same time, Turkey's 1974 invasion of Cyprus made international headlines. Now, 44 years later, they are on a collision course of historic consequence.

Ankara's reluctance to give the green light for the arrival of Jane Holl Lute in Cyprus, as the Secretary-General's personal envoy to probe the potential resumption of settlement talks is causing frustration at the United Nations, according to the CNA.

The eastern Mediterranean region will face a sustained security threat if Cyprus continues unilateral operations there, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

Erdogan, on an official visit to Britain, made the comment in a speech at the Chatham House think tank in London.

Four bodies washed up on Cyprus's northern shores Sunday and Monday, believed to belong to Syrian nationals on a migratory route.

According to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi, two bodies belonging to young men aged 24-30 were discovered on Monday near a beach in the Karpas peninsula.

Turkey will start drilling for oil and gas in the Mediterranean before the end of the summer, according to comments Friday by the country's Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak.

The Turkish minister, who is also the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, added that "great efforts" are being made to "ensure there is no letup in this momentum."

Work on two new crossing points across the island's divide is going to plan, Cypriot officials said on Thursday.

Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis and head of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Crossing Points, Sotos Zackheos, inspected the works underway for the opening of Lefka-Apliki crossing in the Nicosia district.

While the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel confirmed once again in Nicosia their strategic choice to follow a common course on a number of issues and to promote cooperation in a series of sectors - leading with energy - diaspora organizations from the three countries organized a joint conference in Washington, during which they worked on joint actions aimed at securing the support of the Un

TUI holiday operator hopes to bring more German tourists to Cyprus next year, starting in the summer of 2019 while boosting efforts to make the island an all-year-round destination.

Speaking after the meeting, Anastasiades - who was throughout their joint news conference addressing Vucic as "friend" and "dear president" - pointed out that relations between our two countries are deeply rooted in historic, friendly and religious ties, and that their mutually beneficial cooperation is safe.