Cyprus issue

The inflammatory Erdogan address, as sharply criticized by Israeli and other international media, was made in support of Iran and its reactions to Israeli attacks.

The latest provocation by the Turkish state in the lucrative tourism / travel sector has focused on the occupied north of the eastern Mediterranean island republic, which Turkey controls militarily since an invasion in July 1974. Dubbed “Island Cyprus”, the international advertising campaign echoes the ultimately failed “TurkAegean” promotion launched by the Turkish state tourism […]

The suspects, both women, entered guilty pleas for a handful of individual counts during a court hearing last month in Nicosia

The developments come on the same day as the European Parliament adopted a mostly negative report on the resumption of EU-Turkey talks

Greek diplomatic sources underscored that any attempt to impose 'faits accomplis' in the occupied territories represents a highly negative development.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides also welcomed the development, calling it an important first step toward resuming negotiations.

Mitsotakis revealed the new directive to the Ministry of Migration and Asylum’s leadership, stating: "The new approach is clear: anyone entering the country illegally and not granted asylum should be returned to the country from which they came."

Informal talks attended by Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, representing the Greek Cypriot side, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, as well as the FMs of Greece and Turkey

Regarding the Cyprus issue and the upcoming Five-Party Conference, Greek Foreign Ministry sources emphasize that Greece rules out any discussion on a two-state solution or sovereign equality.

Greece’s foreign ministry on Friday welcomed the unanimous adoption of UNSC Resolution 2771 to renew the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for another year. “By virtue of Resolution 2771, the Security Council sends a strong message, reaffirming its support for the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to resume the talks, […]

Ankara looks to incoming Trump administration for reversal of Biden strategic decision; Turkish press also irate over latest Cyprus development

The White House’s strategic decision, finalized just before Monday's presidential handover, marks the first-time Cyprus will participate in the specific US defense programs

Resolution calls for the immediate withdrawal of Turkish occupation troops from the east Mediterranean island

“I am not responsible for the absence or the fearfulness of the other side, unless one can argue that absence and fearfulness constitute a strategy.”

Mitsotakis added that statements by former PM Antonis Samaras against the government's foreign policy, and his scathing criticism of FM Gerapetritis, was 'unacceptable'

The declassified material is quite specific, consisting of intelligence bulletins concerning Cyprus and Turkey, which were primarily addressed to military services.

Long-standing refusal by official Turkey to recognize the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member-state, again negatively highlighted in the report

Reports: US president says he remains optimistic over prospects for a Cyprus solution

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides is set to meet with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday, marking the first official visit by a Cypriot leader to the U.S. capital in nearly three decades. The meeting in the Oval Office is expected to underscore the deepening strategic ties between Cyprus and the United States. According […]

Before its adamant demands for a two-state solution, Ankara’s stance pointed to a very loose confederation, which would grant a large measure of sovereignty to the occupied north.