The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution (S/2017/70) on 26 January 2017, extending the mandate of the UN Peace Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 July 2017. The usual reference in the resolution regarding the Greek Cypriot Administration as the “Government of Cyprus” does not reflect the realities on the Island [...]

In his statement on 1 January 2017, the Leader of the Greek Cypriot Leader Nicos Anastasiades claimed that the five-party meeting that is agreed to take place on 12 January 2017 in Geneva will be ‘‘…more of a four-party conference’’ and said ‘‘…relevant parties will attend the conference, namely the Republic of Cyprus and the [...]

Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu received the members of World Association of Press Councils who are in the TRNC in order to attend the 17. Ordinary Executive Council Meeting of the World Association of Press Councils (WAPC) which will be held in our country this year. Foreign Minister Ertuğruloğlu gave information about the latest developments on [...]

The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus has taken even further its existing collaboration with Egypt in relation to the hydrocarbon resources. We strongly condemn the signing of a framework agreement by Greek Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Molla on 31 August 2016 regarding the gas to be transmitted from the natural gas [...]

We have read with astonishment the statement dated 21 August 2016 by the Government Spokesperson of the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, Nicos Christodoulides, in which he illogically alleges that the continuation of Motherland Turkey’s guarantorship will also have a negative impact on the Turkish Cypriots. The Spokesperson’s audacity to speak on behalf of [...]

We strongly condemn the statement made on 14 August by Mr. Averof Neophytou, President of DISY, in which he states that there cannot be a settlement which does not include the return of Güzelyurt (Morphou). We are closely following such baseless statements which have increased in frequency recently, in which the Greek Cypriot side creates [...]

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution on 26 July 2016, extending the mandate of the UN Peace Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 January 2017. The reference to the Greek Cypriot Administration as the ‘Government of Cyprus’ in the UN Security Council resolution does not reflect the reality on the [...]

Freedom of Religion, thought and conscience are under the protection of the Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). All individuals residing in our country, including foreign nationals, are free to join any sorts of religious ceremonies and liturgies as long as they are not in violation of the public order and public [...]

We strongly condemn the atrocious terrorist attacks which took place on 14th of July during the French National Day evening celebrations in Nice, France that took the lives of dozens of innocent people.  We deeply share the grief of the French people. We would like to reiterate our belief that these inhuman and nonsense terror [...]

We are following with concern the decision of the Greek Cypriot Administration of South Cyprus to recruit 3000 professional soldiers in the Greek Cypriot National Guard. It should be known that at a time when the negotiations have been intensified with the aim of finding a comprehensive settlement on the Island, we find it very [...]