Cyprus problem

Foreign Ministers George Gerapetritis raised the issue, among others, of Ankara's reactions to the investigations conducted by the special Italian-flagged ship Ievoli Relume south of Kasos for the electrical interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus during a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Brussels with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the informal working lunch of EU foreign m

The Cyprus problem and Euro-Turkish and Greek-Turkish relations will be among the issues to be discussed in the meeting on Thursday in Brussels that Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will have with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Brussels, on the sidelines of the informal meeting of European Union foreign ministers, according to Greek diplomatic sources.

Ankara appears relentless in its efforts to gain international support for its hardline stance on the Cyprus issue, which boils down to the requirement for prior recognition of the pseudo-state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island before any UN procedure for talks can begin.

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar described yesterday’s statements by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in relation to a UN mission for a trilateral meeting with Antonio Guterres as an “attempt to manipulat

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler addressed the Cyprus issue during a Monday meeting with senior military officials.

"We continue our efforts to ensure that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus receives its due position on the international stage," Guler said, emphasizing that Turkey's support for a two-state solution will persist and grow.

As fears of a wider Middle East conflict escalate, Athens and Nicosia are closely monitoring developments in the region, with authorities on heightened alert.

Further destabilization is expected to increase migration flows, as well as uncertainty in energy supplies and impacts on supply chains.

Tentative UN plans to convene the leaders of Cyprus' divided communities for talks as early as next week were uncertain on Monday as one side said it had not received an invitation.

Menelaos Menelaou, the Greek Cypriot Negotiator for the Cyprus Problem, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss whether there is still a window of opportunity for talks to resume to resolve the Cyprus problem even as Ankara seems to be shutting the door to a solution with its hard-line position in favor of a two state solution. 

The Turkish National Security Council (NSC) convened on Thursday under Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed Ankara's stance on the Aegean and Cyprus issues.

According to the NSC's statement, while Turkey remains open to dialogue on matters related to the Aegean and the Mediterranean, it will persist in defending its rights and interests.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Friday, urging the use of every opportunity to resolve the Cyprus issue. 

Government sources report that Mitsotakis expressed gratitude for Guterres' and his personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin's efforts to revive negotiations on Cyprus.