Konstantinos Letymbiotis

Cyprus warned that any potential maritime agreement between Turkey and Syria must comply with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and respect Cyprus' sovereignty.

Cyprus has taken a big step toward its energy future with the launch of the floating natural gas plant Prometheua from Shanghai. Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis announced the news, confirming that Prometheus departed at 1.30 a.m. Greece and Cyprus time on Saturday and has already sailed beyond China's territorial waters.

Nicosia on Thursday welcomed an amendment to the US Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA) that makes Cyprus' National Guard eligible to participate in multilateral military exercises through 2027.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and US President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Cyprus and the US during a telephone discussion on Thursday. 

Cyprus is working to enhance its defense capabilities through strategic partnerships with the US and France, while aligning with NATO standards, its government spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, said Tuesday.

The leaders of nine southern European Union countries and Jordan are meeting in Cyprus on Friday to come up with ways to de-escalate the crisis in the Middle East that is threatening to engulf Lebanon and trigger a wider humanitarian crisis.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to hold talks with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar in New York next week, the latest push to kickstart stalled talks for a solution to the Cyprus problem.

A delegation from the United Arab Emirates' state-owned TAQA, led by CEO Afif Saif Al Yafei, reaffirmed its interest in participating in the GSI Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnection project, during a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

The leaders of Cyprus, France and Greece will meet in New York next week to discuss the Israel-Cyprus-Greece power grid connection and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus' government spokesman said Saturday.