Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci spoke of the quest for compromise in Cyprus peace negotiations in 2016, in an interview with German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW). Akinci, who visits Germany on Monday, noted: “we have been saying from the outset that 2016 will be a significant year. “Recently, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, not only I but also…
Akinci sees more rapid progress after May elections
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci has said that if he can’t reach a Cyprus solution with President Nicos Anastasiades, the next generation would be looking at different models for a settlement other than a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. In an interview with Phileleftheros on Sunday, Akinci, referring to the issue of guarantees, said he did not…
Greek FM launches initiative on Cyprus guarantees
Athens has launched an international campaign on the need for foreign guarantees in a reunited Cyprus to be abolished, daily Phileleftheros reported on Monday. The sensitive issue will be top on the agenda of talks in Istanbul between Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Kotzias and his Turkish counterpart Mehlut Cavusoglu later on Monday. Read the rest…
Kasoulides: Turkey’s commitment to Cyprus solution will be tested at negotiating table
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides has said that Turkey’s stated commitment to wanting to help solve the Cyprus problem would ultimately be put to the test at the negotiating table. In an interview with Simerini newspaper published on Sunday, Kasoulides said that though Turkey says it wants a solution, the issues that directly involve Ankara such…
Kyprianou says room for dialogue with Turkey on guarantees
AKEL leader Andros Kyprianou said on Sunday that Turkey was allow Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci a free rein on internal issues associated with the Cyprus issue at the negotiating table, while Ankara was more concerned with security and guarantees. Kyprianou was speaking Sunday afternoon on his return to Cyprus from Istanbul where he met…
Greek Foreign Minister: Turkish troop withdrawal key to Cyprus problem
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and Cyprus House of Representatives President Yiannakis Omirou met in Athens on Wednesday, focusing their talks on the Cyprus problem and bilateral relations between both their countries. Omirou briefed Kotzias on actions taken by Cyprus in the EU and internationally, especially in the arena of inter-Parliamentary contacts and relations. See…
Tsipras and Omirou oppose Cyprus solution with guarantees
President of the House of Representatives, Yiannakis Omirou has called on all those who are over optimistic for a solution to the Cyprus problem in the very near future, to turn to Turkey. Speaking after a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Greek capital, Omirou said that this was also the…
Turkey to talk guarantees
Detailed discussions on the security and guarantees aspect of the Cyprus problem are expected to take place next week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. President Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have been invited to attend the Forum to informally discuss security and also meet world leaders and heads…
Olgun and Ergun describe as “very appropriate” Akinci’s statements on guarantees
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (05.01.16) reports that former Turkish Cypriot negotiators, Ergun Olgun and Osman Ertug have described as “very appropriate” Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s statements on the “vital issue of guarantees” and alleged that the reactions of the Greek Cypriot side to Akinci’s statements are “worrying”. In a joint written statement Olgun and Ertug said…
Turkey is preparing to alter the wording over the issue of guarantor power
Ankara is preparing to alter the wording over the sensitive issue of guarantor power following a slowing down in peace talk progress between the two communities in Cyprus According to reports in Phileleftheros on Monday, Turkey – which has so far remain unmoved over its position to keep the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee (which…