Military history of Cyprus
UN Cyprus envoy says ending shuttle diplomacy bid for new peace conference
The United Nations' envoy for divided Cyprus said on Friday he was ending a shuttle diplomacy bid to continue peace talks in Geneva because rival sides had failed to agree on conditions.
A surprise candidate?
While some people still dream of success in the long-dead Cyprus intercommunal talks, Greek Cypriots are buried deep in the "Who will be candidates for the February presidential poll?" question.
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End-game pains
Recent news reports indicate that Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias sent a letter on April 7 to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in which he sharply criticized Espen Barth Eide, the U.N. chief's special adviser on Cyprus, accusing him, inter alia, of acting to promote the interests of the Turkish side.
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Karaolis & Dimitriou were executed 61 years ago to the day
President Anastasiades says UN envoy Espen Barth Eide adopts unilateral positions
President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades expressed on Sunday his regret over the fact that the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, appears to adopt positions expressed from one side in Cyprus, without listening first.
President Pavlopoulos: The Cyprus dispute is not a national but an international & European problem
“Whatever solution to the Cyprus problem must be compatible with the European law,” the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopios Pavlopoulos on Wednesday said addressing the plenary session of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
July a natural date for Cyprus solution: Turkish Cypriot leader
July is a not an official but a "natural end-date" for a solution to be found in the more than 40-year-long Cyprus conflict, Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akıncı has stated.
UN envoy says Cyprus security deal possible
The United Nations has helped put together a compromise formula that could overcome the key obstacle of security which stands in the way of a deal to reunify the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a U.N. envoy said on April 13.
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Cyprus Negotiations: New Initiative – New Failure?
A very interesting “Risk Analysis” on the Cyprus dispute, the on going negotiations and the prospects for a just and viable solution.
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The Cyprus conundrum in Turkey-EU relations
It would be political shortsightedness not to see that a serious decline in Turkey's relations with Europe is in the making. At this stage, resorting to blame games does not help: Turkey is hardly satisfied with the approach pursued by the EU vis-a-vis Turkey over the last 10 years, while Turkey's performance in complying with EU standards has not been convincing either.
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