Andreas Mavroyiannis

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday morning will meet with representatives of major Japanese companies visiting the country, part of a delegation of Japan's Keidanren, the country's pre-eminent business federation.

The last time such a high-profile Japanese business delegation arrived in Greece for meetings was 17 years ago.

United Nations envoy Jane Holl Lute on Sunday held further consultations with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on restarting the stalled peace negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus.

Work on two new crossing points across the island's divide is going to plan, Cypriot officials said on Thursday.

Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis and head of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Crossing Points, Sotos Zackheos, inspected the works underway for the opening of Lefka-Apliki crossing in the Nicosia district.

Turkey's actions in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) cast doubt on prospects of a just solution to the island's division, Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis has said.

Turkish warships have been preventing a rig from carrying out exploratory drilling off Cyprus on behalf of Italian company Eni for a week, citing military maneuvers.

In response to an appeal by the UN Secretary General, whose constructive approach I deeply appreciate, and out of respect for diplomatic customs, I decided that, at this stage, instead of proceeding with the publication of part of the words exchanged at the dinner of 6 July in Crans-Montana, to communicate the minutes to all the Permanent Members of the Security Council as well as to the Presid

Ahead of the June 28 Cyprus conference in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Greek-Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis Wednesday informed Cypriot political party leaders on the draft common document, regarding security and guarantees, he received earlier in the day from the UN secretary-general's special adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide.

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades will meet with the leader of the northern Cypriot community Mustafa Akinci on Thursday afternoon at the Lefkosia airport. The issue on the agenda of talks are expected to include the EU, governance and the economy. Two men are meeting in the framework of negotiations for the resolution of the Cypriot problem.

The Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides are in intense negotiations to find a permanent settlement on the divided island.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will meet on Thursday in the context of ongoing negotiations to reunify the Mediterranean island.

Talks will be attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s special adviser Espen Barth Eide.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades is due in Athens on Monday to discuss the ongoing reunification talks on the island with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos.