The Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides have made progress since a meeting at the United Nations in New York last November but more work must be done to reach further convergences on the outstanding core issues, the UN Secretary-General said today.
Cyprus Problem
Countdown to the Geneva meeting
Two days left before the new tripartite meeting in Geneva between the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the President of the Republic, Demetris Christofias, and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu. Estimates show that there will not be a substantial outcome from this meeting but what is to be expected is setting of a new […]
Eroglu to propose a ‘linguistic’ division in Geneva
Turkish Cypriot leader according to an article in the Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak will propose a linguistic division of Cyprus similar to the Belgian Government Model instead of an ethnic division.
Derviş Eroğlu wants two states
According to the Turkish Cypriot newspaper “Kibris” Eroglu’s position is that “a united Cyprus would gain sovereignty and one international legal personality, but not a single sovereignty.”
Erdogan demands Merkel apology
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday called on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to apologise for blaming the Turkish side for an impasse in the Cyprus talks (cyprus-mail.com)
Turkey’s PM responds to Merkel’s remarks in Cyprus
“Ms. Merkel thinks that the Cyprus issue was a process which began during her political power. It is clear that she does not know about history of the Cyprus issue.”
Christofias clear message to Turkey: “Investigations into natural gas will continue”
In the strongest terms the President of the Republic, before the German Chancellor, made clear that the investigations of Cyprus to explore and exploit natural gas will continue.