UN envoy appointment expected soon

President Nikos Christodoulides said he expects that the UN Secretary-General will appoint an envoy who will explore the ground for the resumption of Cyprus talks in the coming days. He also called on Turkey

UN not giving up on appointing envoy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is actively consulting with both sides on appointing an envoy to get derailed Cyprus talks back on track. This was the message from visiting UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace

Appointment of UN envoy rejected by Tatar

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar rejected the appointment of a UN envoy for Cyprus during his meeting with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in New York. Tatar also rejected participating in a

US sees importance of UN Cyprus envoy

President Nikos Christodoulides briefed US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland about his initiative to resume deadlocked Cyprus problem negotiations, underlining the importance of a UN envoy. The Cyprus News Agency said

FM discusses appointment of UN special envoy

Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York to discuss the appointment of a special envoy and the next steps in resuming moribund Cyprus talks. “I had a particularly

UN says agreement on envoy needed

An important step forward would be an agreement with the sides to appoint a United Nations envoy who could explore common ground for resuming Cyprus negotiations; the UN Secretary-General said in his

Guterres appoints new UNFICYP head

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Canadian Colin Stewart as his new Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Stewart will also perform the role of

Cyprus stuck without UN envoy

President Nicos Anastasiades criticised the Turkish side for preventing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from appointing a new special envoy for Cyprus as a successor to Jane Hall Lute. Lute, appointed in 2018,