The Greek Cypriot side is ready to provide the Turkish Cypriots with additional assurances as regards the proceeds from the natural gas found in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone when the peace talks under the UN aegis enter their final stage. Cyprus News Agency has learned that President Nicos Anastasiades in a letter he sent to...Read More
President Nicos Anastasiades appeared optimistic on Tuesday that the EU partners will send stronger messages to Turkey as regards her provocative actions in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Speaking to the press at the Presidential Palace, the President pointed out that this is our aim (for stronger messages) following the Med 7 Summit in Malta...Read More
A casket with the relics of saints originally from St Mamas church in Morphou will be returned to its rightful owner, the Metropolis of Morphou, on May 14 a German auction house announced on Monday. The official and public handover of the reliquary to the representative of Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou, the Archimandrite Fotios Ioakeim,...Read More
Our intention is to resume negotiations for a Cyprus settlement, however negotiations are not possible “with Turkish ships violating the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus and creating tension” Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Sunday. Speaking at the Presidential Palace and asked if the President of Cyprus would be willing to attend a...Read More
Everyone in Cyprus should be after a solution that will bring about lasting peace and stability, says President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, while noting the need for the two communities to respect each other’s rights in order for this endeavor to succeed. In a televised message to the people of Cyprus for the New Year,...Read More
US reaffirms policy on Cyprus’ EEZ and supports efforts for Cyprus settlement US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed longstanding US policy on resources in the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone and also said that the United States continues to support efforts for a solution of the Cyprus problem, a statement issued by the...Read More
CNA – Maria Koniotou – Nicosia Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou has told CNA that the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee for Cyprus is obsolete and must be replaced, through negotiations, on the basis of the framework and the six parameters set out by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, during the latest Conference on Cyprus, that was held...Read More
Russia is “the consistent supporter of the achievement of a just, comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem in the interests of the entire population of the island,” President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has said, noting that “this would meet in full the interests of strengthening security and stability in Europe and...Read More
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has highlighted the role of the Diaspora in government efforts to reach a just settlement to the Cyprus problem. Anastasiades, in New York for the UN General Assembly, addressed an official dinner hosted by the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations. In his address, the President reiterated his steadfast position...Read More
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Wednesday the leaders of the Southern EU countries on recent developments in Cyprus` Exclusive Economic Zone, Turkey`s illegal actions in the Cypriot EEZ, and hydrocarbon exploration in the wider region. In statements to journalists on the sidelines of the 4th Southern European Countries Summit, that took place on Wednesday...Read More