Cyprus issue

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.

The 11th MED9 Summit, comprised of the leaders of nine South European countries, held this year in Paphos, Cyprus, highlighted the Cyprus issue and Turkey's contribution to the successful resumption of negotiations as key to advancing EU-Türkiye relations

Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said that a specific date for October will be announced shortly

Earlier, Nikos Christodoulides met with French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Beyond citing 'red lines' dealing with sovereignty, Minister George Gerapetritis added that Athens satisfied with course of rapprochement

At a previous Gymnich meeting, held under the Belgian presidency, proposals to invite Hakan Fidan to participate met with resistance, since the EU had not adopted conclusions on the Cyprus issue