The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus said Monday that they´re ready to take part in a U.N.-led gathering next month that could pave the way to a resumption of formal talks after an eight-year hiatus to resolve one of the world´s most intractable disputes.
Nothing will do more for bringing the island together than expanding trade and business links and providing the infrastructure to support them, said on Tuesday, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Colin Stewart.
President Nicos Anastasiades briefed on Thursday the European Council President Charles Michel on efforts to resume the Cyprus peace talks and asked for the EU`s contribution for confidence building measures (CBM). The meeting took place in Brest where the One Ocean Summit is taking place under the auspices of the French EU Presidency.
An abandoned Cyprus’ military guard post has writing sprayed on its roof reading ‘No borders’ near the UN buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia.
The European Union is ready to “actively contribute” to a new push to revive dormant talks on reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus, the Cypriot government said on Friday.
