US Vice President Joe Biden expressed hope that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, namely President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, would be able to make significant additional progress in the talks for a Cyprus settlement before their trip to the United Nations General Assembly, and that…
Anastasiades & Akinci discuss Cyprob over the phone with Biden
. The President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades spoke on Friday afternoon on the phone with US Vice President Joe Biden, according Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides. Christodoulides posted in his twitter account that Anastasiades and Biden discussed the Cyprus problem and the Vice President`s upcoming visit to Turkey, scheduled for August 24. NOW: Telephone conversation of…
Britain very invested in Cyprus talks
Morphou Mayor Charalambos Pittas has told CNA that a meeting with British High Commissioner Matthew Kidd, he and other organised village groups were urged by the Commissioner to wait on the outcomes of the ongoing UN led dialogue. “It was the most important meeting we had,” Pittas said replying to a question about…
Cypriots in France promote the Cyprus issue
Almost 3000 Cypriots live in France and the organised Cypriot community is trying to locate all Cypriots in the country and at the same time cooperate with other communities, mainly the Greek and Armenian, to promote the Cyprus issue, according to the president of the Cypriot community in France, Evagoras Mavrommatis. In an interview with…
Fokaides: I had the opportunity to brief my counterpart on the latest on the Cyprus issue
Cyprus has a role to play in the counter-Daesh coalition, clamping down on foreign fighters and providing essential aid to those caught up in this terrible conflict, while it also provides essential support for UK operations, British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, said on Tuesday, after holding talks with his Cypriot counterpart Christoforos…
Both Democrats and Republicans included Cyprus in their 2016 Presidential Elections Platforms
Followin interventions by Greek American leaders, both political platforms approved at the Republican and the Democratic Conventions references to the Cyprus issue, although the drafts sent to the Conventions did not include such references. Congressman Gus Bilirakis form Florida played a crucial role in the Republican Party, raising the issue successfully with the Platform Committee. The…
US and Cyprus promote bilateral cooperation on defence issue
Cyprus and the US agreed to promote search and rescue issues as part of bilateral cooperation on defence issues. The decision was taken during the permanent secretary of the ministry of defence, Christos Malikkides’ visit to the US, an official statement said on Sunday. Malikkides met in Washington with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence…
Fighting indifference
By Annie Charalambous Registering people to vote for state officials in the US is a top priority for newly-elected leader of the Federation of Cypriot American Organisations Kyriakos Papastylianou. Because this is the only way the Federation can have influence on politicians at higher levels, the 52-year-old New Jersey-based businessman told the Cyprus Weekly in an interview.…
US and UK support efforts for a solution to Cyprus Problem
US Ambassador to Cyprus Kathleen Doherty has expressed the support from the United States for a solution to the Cyprus Problem. Addressing an audience at the Overseas Cypriots conference taking place in Nicosia, Doherty said a “reunified Cyprus is in everyone’s best interest” according to a tweet from the British High Commission in Cyprus’ official…
Good relations are one thing, national interests another
THERE is no doubt that relations between Israel and Cyprus have been strengthened in the three years of the Anastasiades presidency. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Anastasiades have direct communication, which had not existed in the past between the two governments, they seem to have a good rapport and have tried to expand the areas…