Leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties had today their regular meeting under the auspices of the Slovak embassy in Cyprus, during which they exchanged views ”on the
Former Agriculture Minister and deputy leader of the United Democrats, Costas Themistocleous, declared his candidacy for the next presidential election in February 2008. Themistocleous, whose small party failed to get into parliament
The Cypriot government is following closely developments in the occupied north and is concerned over land development and the settlement of the occupied areas, said here Tuesday Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardis.Asked if
The Cyprus government condemns the Armenian genocide, noting that the modern Turkey, which aspires to join the EU, ought to recognize the dark pages of its history and apologize for the crimes
What is important for Cyprus is Turkey’s policy and the need to change this policy so that efforts for a functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem will speed up, said
Cyprus’ new Ambassador to Switzerland Athena Mavronicolas has briefed the President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy Rey about the current situation in Cyprus. She also discussed bilateral relations with the Swiss
Around 30,000 people have signed the Famagusta Municipality’s petition under the slogan “Let’s give voice to our cityâ€, which began April 14 and ended yesterday. The campaign’s aim was to collect signatures
By Patrick Skinner  As he walked into the main conference suite (a.k.a. the ballroom) of the Four Seasons, Lemesos, to address an audience of more than 100 people, clad in an
By Patrick Skinner  The menu here has changed little over the years and it is an expansive one, with a range of starters, soups, fish and meat dishes which depend on
Mayor of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, Alexis Galanos, has expressed satisfaction with the “mass and touching†response of his fellow citizens to the campaign to collect signatures demanding the return
