https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-back-at-it-again-in-cyprus
UN envoy Jane Holl Lute is back on the island to hold separate discussions on Tuesday with the two Cypriot leaders, just days before the seasoned diplomat’s boss is expected to run shoulders with President Nicos Anastasiades in Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tatar-on-defense-over-passportgate
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar says he would give up his Republic of Cyprus documents if there was a way, following new political controversy over citizenship on the divided island, with the newly-elected chief clarifying there were many reasons why his constituents in the north use passports issued in the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-leaders-exchange-jabs-after-geneva
Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades says his administration will embark on a global campaign to elicit reactions to positions put forth by Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, with the two leaders on the divided island not shying away from taking serious jabs at each other...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-chief-says-common-ground-still-elusive
The United Nations said on Thursday there was not enough common ground to resume negotiations on war-divided Cyprus, after a three-day summit attempting to break a four-year impasse in peace negotiations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/geneva-resumes-after-leaders-slept-on-it
The two Cypriot leaders and media coverage of their separate discussions with the UN chief in Geneva could not be more diametrically opposed, with the parties in the 5+1 meeting called to reflect on their positions before assembling again on Thursday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/jam-packed-day-in-geneva-underway
UN chief Antonio Guterres started his day with a full plate on Wednesday, with reports saying efforts could be made to draft a joint statement in Geneva despite the two Cypriot leaders reportedly painting different pictures of their priorities during the 5+1 meeting...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/search-for-common-ground-on-cyprus-begins
The United Nations are launching in Geneva their latest effort in the Cyprus Problem, with an informal 5+1 meeting starting Tuesday in search for common ground despite the two sides on the divided island having denounced each other’s official position...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-failure-in-geneva-won-t-benefit-anyone
A failure of the informal five-party summit would constitute a negative development for all participants, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said in an interview with Kathimerini Cyprus' Marina Economides, just before the new UN-led initiative was set to kick off in Geneva on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-sets-course-for-geneva
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is flying to Geneva on Monday ahead of an informal five party meeting held by the UN to ascertain whether there is common ground to push for a new round of peace talks for the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bicommunal-health-committee-working-on-reopening-of-crossings
Authorities in the north have instructed the bicommunal technical committee on health to draw up a road map for the restoration of crossings to pre-pandemic conditions as soon as the epidemiological situation allows....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contentious-tv-drama-airs-on-eoka-day
A new series about ethnic warfare in Cyprus from a Turkish Cypriot point of view was launched in the north on Thursday, a national holiday for Greek Cypriots in the south, eliciting comments from the leaders of both communities on the divided island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wraps-up-cheese-that-grills
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says the registration of halloumi and hellim with the European Union is “to the benefit of all Cypriot producers, Greek and Turkish” following Monday’s designation for the famous cheese that grills but not without protests on both sides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-secures-eagerly-awaited-pdo-status-for-halloumi
The Commission’s Quality Committee on Friday put its eagerly-awaited stamp of approval on Cyprus’ request for registering halloumi/hellim as a product of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO).
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vandals-spray-paint-mosque-with-graffiti
A graffiti incident at a mosque in Limassol has drawn wide condemnation on Thursday, a holiday with bicentennial celebrations on the island marking the Greek revolt against the Ottoman Empire...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-will-be-present-in-cyprus-issue-negotiations-senior-eu-official-says
The EU will be present at the conference on Cyprus to be convened by the UN in Geneva in late April and at the formal negotiations that may follow, a senior EU official said at a press conference in Brussels ahead of the forthcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-commission-gets-halloumi-pdo-ball-rolling
The European Commission has launched the process for a vote in the Quality Committee on March 26 on the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) of the Halloumi/Hellim file, an EC spokesperson told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trt-delves-into-cyprus-dark-past
A new series about ethnic warfare in Cyprus is hitting the airwaves soon, with the Turkish Cypriot leader paying a visit on set in Famagusta during the filming by Turkish state broadcaster TRT1...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-concerned-over-varosha-reiterates-call-for-flexibility
The UK continues to follow the situation in Varosha “with concern”, Foreign Minister for the European Neighbourhood Wendy Morton stated in response to a question by Conservative MP Matthew Offord....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-says-determined-to-participate-creatively-in-cyprus-conference
President Nicos Anastasiades received the UNSG’s special envoy Jane Holl Lute in Nicosia on Monday as preparatory work continues to unfold ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus to be held in Geneva on April 27-29....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-foreign-chief-pops-in-for-a-visit
EU’s foreign affairs chief visited Cyprus on Friday where he is meeting with leaders on both sides of the divided island as well as UNJ officials ahead of the latest attempt to revive peace negotiations...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/coming-period-packed-with-cyprus-problem-diplomacy
EU and UN officials are expected in Cyprus in the coming days ahead of the informal conference on Cyprus that will take place April 27-29 of in Geneva and this month’s European Council summit, during which EU leaders will discuss Turkey`s European course. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-extends-formal-invitations-to-cyprus-problem-summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent out official invites to the informal five-party summit on the Cyprus Problem that is set to take place on April 27-29 in Geneva. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-s-special-envoy-to-visit-cyprus-march-7-9
The UN Secretary-General's special envoy to Cyprus, Jane Holl Lute, will visit the island on March 7-9 for contacts with the two sides, in the framework of preparations for the informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus Problem scheduled to take place in Geneva on April 27-29....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/oktay-forget-any-bargaining-over-varosha
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halloumi-producers-concerned-over-slowing-exports
Producers of the traditional Cypriot cheese halloumi saw a reduction in the growth of their exports, as orders have been cancelled and quantities left undelivered as a result of the tight grip of restriction measures across the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/raab-calls-for-flexibility-and-compromise-in-cyprob-talks
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called for flexibility ahead of a fresh bid by the United Nations to resume efforts towards resolving the Cyprus Problem....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-eyeing-cyprus-natural-resources
Ahead of the informal five-party conference on the Cyprus issue early next month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stressed Tuesday that the most important issue is the way in which the island’s natural resources are shared, unveiling Ankara’s ultimate goals in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-sides-mount-coordinating-efforts-with-guarantor-powers
Along with the visit of the Turkish FM to the north on Monday and the expected arrival of the UK Foreign Secretary later in the week, the Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also be paying a visit to Cyprus over the coming days as the two sides and the three guarantor powers mount efforts to coordinate positions ahead of the informal five-party summit on the Cyprus Problem next month....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unsg-says-willing-to-hear-suggestions-of-all-parties
The UN Security Council’s mandate refers explicitly to a bizonal, bicommunal solution in Cyprus, but this is not an impediment for the parties to present their positions, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told a press conference on Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/informal-cyprob-summit-to-take-place-in-new-york-s-greentree
Cyprus’ outgoing Permanent Representative to the UN and Greek Cypriot negotiator, Andreas Mavroyiannis, said Monday that the informal five-party summit on the Cyprus Problem which the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres intends to convene is an ambitious project, adding that "we must not lose the window of opportunity that lies before us."
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