Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey, Turkish Cyprus ready for talks but no conditions accepted: Minister

Turkey and Turkish Cyprus have a "positive stance" on resuscitating the hampered talks with Greek Cyprus on unifying the island and are ready to meet for a conference in Geneva on the subject, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said in Nicosia at a joint press conference with Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı on June 1. 

UN Cyprus envoy seeks solution for impasse on Geneva conference

U.N. special envoy for Cyprus Espen Barth Eide was in Ankara on May 30 where he held discussions on maintaining stalled Cyprus talks, which is believed to be "on the brink of collapse" due to an international conference. The talks are considered to be the "final stretch" to a comprehensive settlement of the dispute. 

Blame game in Cyprus

Commenting on the long expected and highly anticipated collapse of the Cyprus talks process, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı placed the blame on the shoulders of his Greek Cypriot counterpart Nikos Anastasiades. After, Anastasiades shot back with an equally blunt statement, claiming it was Akıncı who objected the modality of the talks and landed the process in a deadlock.

Cypriots join hands to demand solution

Greek and Turkish Cypriots hold hands on Saturday as they gathered across the Ledras main crossing point inside the United Nations bufferzone in the divided capital of Nicosia, urging rival leaders of the two communities to "Unite Cyprus Now." The gathering was held after United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide called off talks with the rival leaders, dashing hopes that a solution could be found

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