Confidence Building Measures for the Cyprus dispute

Espen Barth Eide returns to Cyprus Tuesday for the final time in his capacity as the United Nations special envoy as he plans to take part in September elections in his native Norway.

Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed amid anger and recriminations in the early hours of Friday, marking the end of a process seen as the most promising in generations to heal decades of conflict.

Officials at the Cyprus Conference in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Thursday (from left to right): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, UK European Affairs Minister Alan Duncan, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mo

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres joined the Conference for Cyprus in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on Friday.

Efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem are continuing with focus on the security and guarantee issues.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres arrived in Switzerland on Friday in a bid to boost crucial negotiations aimed at reuniting Cyprus after more than 40 years of division.

United Nations envoy Espen Barth Eide said on Tuesday that there are no guarantees of success at Wednesday's Cyprus Conference in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana, but insisted that it remains an opportunity for a breakthrough "as there is an awareness that there is no time like the present."

Any progress in Switzerland depends on Turkey’s will and now is the time for Turkey, said President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades. Speaking at a memorial service for the heroes of Spilion community on Sunday, the President said that the significance of the Switzerland talks do not alter key positions on the parameters for a just, viable and functional solution to the Cyprus problem.

Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed Sunday to return to the negotiating table later this month in a new bid to clinch a historic deal on reunifying the island.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the new round of talks following a four-hour dinner meeting with the two leaders at UN headquarters in New York.

Will U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres bring back life to the Cyprus talks process murdered in cold blood by the greed of Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades? Will this last attempt to salvage the sunken Cyprus ship succeed?

A United Nations official says ethnically divided Cyprus remains "very, very close" to an agreement to reunite the island despite a breakdown in talks last week.