LONDON — It is home to the longest-serving peacekeeping mission in United Nations history. It has been called a diplomatic graveyard, having frustrated generations of negotiators. It has been compared — in complexity and duration, not bloodshed — to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read full article at NewYorkTimes.
BBC: Cyprus leaders seek deal to end conflict in new Swiss talks
he leaders of Cyprus are holding UN-mediated talks in Switzerland aimed at reuniting their divided island. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is at the Mont Pelerin resort for the talks. He hopes to broker a deal before he steps down at the end of the year. A previous UN peace plan for Cyprus was rejected by…
[Video] The Economist: Talks are underway to end Europe’s longest frozen conflict and reunify the island of Cyprus
Talks are underway to end Europe's longest frozen conflict and reunify the island of Cyprus pic.twitter.com/qwCX9B3zpV — The Economist (@TheEconomist) November 7, 2016
Establishing the United Federal Cyprus? A Preliminary Diagnosis
The process ahead leading to a possible agreement between the community leaders and submission to separate and simultaneous referenda is expected to be neither smooth nor easy. Although the outcome – partition or reunification – is still far from certain, since September the final phase of this process has been signaled. On Monday the two leaders…
Prior to his flight to Mont Pelerin, Akinci talked to Anadolu Agency
Prior to his flight to Mont Pelerin, Akinci talked to Anadolu Agency (AA). He said there is a clear framework depicted for the Switzerland summit which includes three stages which are: (1) to further the progress achieved in the last 17 months on power sharing and governance, EU, property and economy; (2) seek convergences…
[Video] AFP: Cyprus town’s future hangs in Swiss talks balance
© AFP / by Paul Raymond | A country town in a sea of orchards near the island’s north coast, Morphou once had an almost entirely Greek Cypriot population who still hold title deeds to its rich farmland MORPHOU (CYPRUS) (AFP) – When Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meet for land-for-peace talks on Monday aimed at ending the…
AP Explains: Rival Cyprus leaders focus on territory issues
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — We’ve been here before. Whether it was Geneva in Switzerland, Troutbeck in New York or Greentree in Pennsylvania, the leaders of Cyprus’ rival Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities have often locked horns in foreign resorts to thrash out a deal that would end this tiny, eastern Mediterranean island’s decades…
Beekeepers shun island divide to breed Cyprus’ own queen bee
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 4, 2016 AGILLAR, Cyprus — For Cyprus beekeepers Soteris Antoniou and Kutret Balci, the imported Caucasian queen bee just doesn’t have what it takes. Despite its reputation as copious honey producer, they say the widely used bee simply can’t cope with their island’s long, scorching summer and tends to die off in the…
Cyprus Peace Process:Failure to launch?
Will a settlement be in line with EU constitution in absence of compliance with the mandatory EU Gender Action Plan? By Sophia Papastavrou & Yeshim Harris The Cyprus peace process has been demonstrating good progress thanks to the good leadership on both sides. It seems however that the negotiation process itself has stagnated…
The Economist: The chances of a Cyprus settlement look better than ever
But with Turkey’s mercurial president, nothing is ever certain Nov 2nd 2016 | Nicosia | Europe THERE have been several failed rounds of talks to reunify Cyprus since 1974, so scepticism about the latest is in order. Yet this round seems the most propitious to date. Speaking at The Economist’s Cyprus conference on November 1st,…