"In a world plagued by civil strife, wars, and intolerance, the message of a unified Cyprus is more urgent than ever," Gerapetritis said.

Following dinner, Cypriot President Christodoulides and Turkey's Foreign Minister Fidan held a private meeting that lasted around an hour.

Besides UN Chief Antonio Guterres, the meeting will be attended by Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community, Ersin Tatar, and the FMs of Greece and Turkey, George Gerapetritis and Hakan Fidan, respectively

They name both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the leader of the unrecognized administration in northern Cyprus, Ersin Tatar, as central figures responsible for implementing these policies

'The meeting will provide an opportunity to continue the dialogue and exchange views on the progress made since March', according to the UN Secretary-General's spokesman on Wed.

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'