Of Dimitris Gatsiou Twenty-four hours before his first meeting with President Putin after the July 2019 elections, the prime minister is heading to Israel today to hold talks with his counterpart Naftali Bennett and President Ishaq Herzog. At the same time, he was “present” at the tripartite Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit, with the participation of Nikos Anastasiadis. […]
Tag: Cyprus
Cyprus: One death and 706 new cases of coronavirus in the last 2 hours
A death and 706 new cases of coronavirus were announced by the Ministry of Health of Cyprus on Monday afternoon. In particular, today, one person died of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 602. In addition, 116 COVID-19 patients are being treated, of which 41 are in serious condition. 75% of patients do […]
In Cyprus, the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Colin Sewart
In Cyprus is the new Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), Colin Stewart, who is also taking over his duties as Deputy Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (DSASG). According to a press release from the UNFICYP press office, Mr. Stewart stated that he looks […]
‘Thorny’ road for EU document against Turkey – Nicosia moves
Nicosia has embarked on a road race as the next 24 hours are crucial for the preparation of the options document for the European Union’s response to Turkey’s unilateral actions against the Republic of Cyprus. The second draft of the document is on the table as the first was deemed unacceptable by the Cypriot side. […]
Cyprus: The EEZ is being filled with drills – Tensions and challenges are expected
An “exit” to the Cypriot drilling eEZ and “heavy traffic” is expected in the next few weeks, with the Turkish side trying to respond to the energy program of the Republic of Cyprus, which is restarting. Despite the fact that companies seek to avoid the unexpected, de facto mobility in the EEZ will cause tensions […]
Turkey’s letter to UN against Greece: ‘Militarization’, ‘maximization’ and the whole revision agenda
With a bomb letter, Turkey brings back to the table its entire revision agenda. In a letter sent by Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the UN F. Sinirioglu on November 19th, Ankara is trying to respond to Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ speech at the UN General Assembly, referring to Greece’s “ill-intentioned” stance. Turkey blames Greece for the […]
Cyprus in Ankara: We will resolutely pursue our hydrocarbon policy
Response to the statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, on 2.12.2021 regarding the decision of the Republic of Cyprus for the licensing of research unit 5 in the ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum Joint Venture, is given by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. As the Cypriot Foreign Minister […]
The State Department’s response to Turkey’s threatening statements on block 5 in Cyprus
The State Department responds to the threatening statements made by Turkey against Cyprus on the occasion of the concession of block 5 of the Cyprus EEZ to the joint venture of ExxonMobil and the Qatar Oil Company. Asked to comment on Ankara’s stance by ERT and the Hellas Journal website, a US State Department spokesman […]
Nicosia: ‘Turkey’s allegations about Plot 5 unfounded – Investigations continue’
The exploration and development of Plot 5 is an exclusive and sovereign right of the Republic of Cyprus, the Cypriot Ministry of Foreign Affairs states in relation to the licensing of the disputed plot in the ExxonMobil / Qatar Petroleum consortium, characterizing his allegations as “unfounded”. The statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the Foreign […]
Solidarity to the refugees by the Pope through Cyprus
The culmination of the events for the presence of the religious leader of the Catholics on the island was neither his reception ceremony at the Presidential Palace nor the divine service on Friday morning at the GSP stadium with the participation of 7,000 believers, but the universal prayer he addressed with immigrants in Friday afternoon […]
