President of Cyprus
Biden ‘looking forward’ to working with Nicosia
US President-elect Joe Biden said he looked forward to working with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to thank him for his congratulatory note after winning the US elections in November.
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Biden says ‘looks forward’ to working with Anastasiades
US President-elect Joe Biden said he looked forward to working with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter sent to thank him for his congratulatory note after winning the US elections in November.
Cyprus president regrets taking free flight for family trip
The president of Cyprus said Thursday that he regretted accepting a free flight on a Saudi businessman's jet for his family's vacation in the Seychelles but that the private travel arrangements didn't break any laws or ethical guidelines.
Incumbent faces tight run-off in Greek Cyprus president vote
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades faces a tense run-off against a dovish challenger after he failed to win a majority at a vote Jan. 28 despite finishing first.
Cyprus's Anastasiades says FYROM name not the real issue
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday said that what the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is called is not as important as ensuring that its constitution does to not suggest irredentist aims.
UN Chief and US Vice President urge for deal on Cyprus problem
The head of the United Nations flew into Switzerland on Thursday to press Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seal a deal reuniting their east Mediterranean island, and the U.S. Vice President urged them to “seize this historic opportunity”.
Cyprus president warns UN chief no rush to reach peace deal
Greek Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades has warned U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that time is needed to negotiate a deal reunifying the ethnically-split island without "deficiencies, gaps and ambiguities" that may lead Greek and Turkish Cypriots to reject it in referendums.
Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders to meet May 2, says government spokesman
NICOSIA - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades will meet the newly elected leader of the divided island's breakaway Turkish north, Mustafa Akinci, on May 2 in an attempt to push stalled peace talks forward, a Cypriot government spokesman said on Tuesday.
UN mediator sees little progress on Cyprus talks
United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide on Wednesday appeared downbeat on the chances of reunification talks on the island resuming even though President Nicos Anastasiades indicated that he would be willing to include all ?remaining issues? in the final phase of talks.
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Anastasiades heart surgery successful, spokesman says
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has undergone successful heart surgery in the United States, the island's government said on Wednesday.
Anastasiades, 68, required surgery to repair a heart valve, and to address arrhythmia he had been experiencing, spokesman Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement.