Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu arrived in the TRNC as a guest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami. Welcoming Çavuşoğlu at Ercan Airport, FM Nami said that Çavuşoğlu has fund of knowledge regarding the European Union and Europe in general, and they will benefit from his knowledge during [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami informed the non-governmental organizations and unions about the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus negotiations and relations with the EU today. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, FM Nami also conveyed the mission and responsibilities of Foreign Affairs Ministry, his contacts abroad [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami met with EU Commissioner Responsible for Enlargement Stefan Fule yesterday. During the meeting, the issues regarding Green Line Regulation and Financial Aid Regulation were discussed. Moreover, problems of Turkish Cypriot producers regarding crossing of commercial vehicles to South Cyprus and halloumi’s registration were on the agenda of the [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami received students and the Director of Washington American University, Peace and Conflict Resolution Program, Associate professor Elefterios Michael yesterday. In his speech during the reception, FM Nami briefed the students about the Cyprus history, execution of foreign affairs of the Turkish Cypriots and the procedure followed by the [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami met with Deputy Assistant Secretary of US Department of State Eric Rubin the day before. During the meeting, FM Nami talked about the negotiation process and expressed Turkish Cypriot side’s point of view regarding the process in Cyprus. Moreover, Nami pointed out that current tempo of negotiations is [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami received the delegation of Basın-Sen yesterday. During the meeting, the President of Basın-Sen Kemal Darbaz gave information about the international contacts and activities of the union. During the reception, FM Nami expressed his satisfaction for the visit of Basın-Sen and said that he followed the international activities of [...]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to organize a handicrafts exhibition themed ‘Miracle of Cocoon’ in Ankara under the auspices of the TRNC Ankara Embassy. The exhibition will be organized in cooperation with the ‘Association of Research and Maintenance of Cyprus Turkish Handicrafts.’ The exhibition will be open to visitors between 8-12 April 2014 [...]

Photo exhibition organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the 50th anniversary of United Nations Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has been opened. The exhibition themed ‘50 Year Long Story, UNFICYP in Cyprus’ which is composed of photos depicting 50 years of UNFICYP in the island has been opened by the Minister [...]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Özdil Nami met with authorities of the two public unions KTAMS and KAMU-SEN in his office today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs completed it’s studies regarding the ‘appointment regulation’ which will regulate assignment conditions of the officers of Foreign Ministry. This regulation proposes an advisory council in which unions will [...]

Foreign Minister Nami indicated that meeting of the leaders once a month and meeting of the negotiators once a week is not sufficient for reaching an agreement in the Cyprus issue. In a program at BRTK yesterday, Foreign Minister Nami said related to an agreement in the island: “Expectations are too much in both sides. [...]