Reunification of Cyprus
Reunification of Cyprus
Cypriot treaty
THE Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, said yesterday the signing of an EU accession treaty by Greek Cypriots sealed Cyprus’s partition and reunification was only possible when Turkey joined.
Denktash hits back at UN report
THE Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, criticised the United Nations’ secretary-general, Kofi Annan, yesterday, for blaming him for the failure of a UN bid to reunify the island of Cyprus.
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Turkish Cypriots offer concessions
THE Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash yesterday offered Greek Cyprus a package including land concessions that he said might serve as a catalyst to a final settlement on the divided island.
Cyprus bid
TURKISH prime minister Tayyip Erdogan is to launch a new initiative to solve the division of Cyprus, despite the failure of a United Nations peace bid last month.
Failure of reunification talks leaves Turkish Cypriots despondent
DEJECTION overwhelmed Turkish Cypriots yesterday after the collapse of peace talks many were relying on to win them a cherished place in the European Union.
Cyprus talks fail to re-unite island
TALKS to re-unify Cyprus ended in failure today, after months of intense effort, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced.
Cyprus talks
GREEK and Turkish leaders of Cyprus sit down today with the United Nations’ secretary general, Kofi Annan, in an effort to reunite the divided island.
Crowds back Denktash over snub to UN plan
TENS of thousands of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of Nicosia yesterday to support the veteran leader Rauf Denktash over his rejection of a United Nations plan to end a 29-year division of the island.
Turkish Cypriot vows to reject peace deal
THE Turkish Cypriot leader, Rauf Denktash, yesterday repeated his intention to reject a United Nations peace plan for Cyprus and seek big changes in it - although UN officials say no more room exists for revisions.
UN calls for polls on Cyprus future
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders to agree to referendums on his plan to reunite Cyprus.
Cypriot 'decision time'
KOFI Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, said yesterday it was decision time for a deal to reunify Cyprus, split between ethnic Greek and Turkish communities for almost three decades.
UK offers land for peace in Cyprus
BRITAIN said yesterday it was prepared to give up nearly 50 per cent of the territory covered by its two military bases in Cyprus to help secure a historic peace deal between the estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
Greek Cypriot opposition leader sweeps to shock election victory
THE Greek Cypriot opposition leader, Tassos Papadopoulos, swept to an upset victory in elections yesterday, on the back of voters’ fears that a peace plan to reunify Cyprus gave away too much to Turkish Cypriots.
Election puts fate of Cyprus in doubt
A SHOCK presidential election win by Greek Cypriot opposition leader Tassos Papadopoulos has left the future of Cyprus reunification by the end of the month hanging in the balance.
Cyprus unites in search of peace
THEY come from rival communities on an island torn apart by nearly 40 years of ethnic conflict. Nevertheless, they are united in their desire for peace and their longing to return to the homes from which they were forced to flee.
55,000 back Cyprus unity
ABOUT 55,000 protesters - almost a quarter of the population of northern Cyprus - turned out to demonstrate in favour of the reunification of their divided island.
30,000 call for united Cyprus
SOME 30,000 Turkish Cypriots, many waving EU flags, took to the streets of Nicosia yesterday to call for the reunification of Cyprus - a requirement for their joining the European Union.
UN delivers new plan for Cyprus
THE United Nations delivered a revised reunification plan to the leaders of Cyprus yesterday in a bid to secure agreement before this week’s European Union summit in Copenhagen.
Turkish Cypriots ready to talk
TURKISH Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said yesterday his side was ready to begin UN-backed talks on a blueprint for uniting divided Cyprus, although both sides had "strong reservations" about the plan.
Greece talks up Cypriot accord
GREECE said yesterday a deal to reunite the island of Cyprus would boost Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union and pull Turkish Cypriots out of their economic misery.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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