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Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met on Wednesday (June 23rd) for another round of talks aimed at reunifying the divided island. UN special adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer said the focus this time was the property issue. They will meet again on July 9th.

Heads of state and government of the members of the Southeast European Cooperation Process, SEECP, gathered today in Istanbul under the chairmanship of Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski met his Greek counterpart George Papandreou on the sidelines of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) Summit in Istanbul, government sources told Makfax news agency.

Serbian President Boris Tadić will take part in the Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of South East Europe in Istanbul on Wednesday. During the day, Tadić will also participate in the Summit of Heads of State of South East Europe under the sponsorship of UNESCO, the …

Turkey, Italy and Greece on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a natural gas pipeline that will carry natural gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Under a statement issued by Turkey’s Ministry of Energy

A two-day European Conference of Presidents of Parliaments wrapped up in Limassol on Saturday (June 12th) with participants calling for a lasting solution that guarantees the rights of both communities in divided Cyprus. The conference brought together 50 speakers, deputy speakers and other senior parliamentary officials of countries that are …

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday (June 10th) that his country is committed to its links with both the East and the West. Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, meanwhile, denied there

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday (June 9th) urged Turkish and Greek Cypriots to establish social, economic, cultural, sports and other ties, stressing such steps could play a crucial role in efforts to reunify the divided island. “Such contacts would nurture a sentiment of trust between the communities and help …

Talks to reunify Cyprus are continuing in line with the parameters that have already been agreed between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders and the UN, Alexander Downer, the UN secretary-general’s special adviser on Cyprus, said on Friday (June 4th). “All chapters are being negotiated with the aim of increasing …

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday (June 2nd) appointed Lisa Buttenheim as his special representative and head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus. Buttenheim, of the United States, will replace Taye-Brook Zerihoun of Ethiopia, who was appointed in April to a UN post in New York.