UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Cyprus on Sunday, January 31. His visit aims to show support for the ongoing peace talks between the two sides of the island. Full story

Author:  Simon Bahceli FOR those who miss the heady days of the early 2000s when Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of north Nicosia en masse calling for an end to the breakaway state’s self-imposed isolation, yesterday will have brought a little nostalgic cheer. Full story

Author:  Stefanos Evripidou THE SECOND round of intensive talks ended yesterday with the two leaders “feeling positive” after making “significant progress” on the governance chapter. UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer said the leaders authorised him to say that “significant progress has been made in a series of areas of governance” Full story

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged Cyprus President Demetris ... Full story

Cyprus protests air traffic violations by Turkey Financial Mirror, Cyprus Cyprus ' Permanent Representative to the UN, Minas A. Hadjimichael, in a letter to the UN Secretary General, protested new violations of the international air traffic regulations and the national airspace of the Republic of Cyprus by military aircraft ... Full story

Famagusta Gazette Cyprus protests to United Nations Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus Cyprus has protested to the United Nations over new violations of its sovereignty and territorial integrity by Turkish naval vessels and planes. Cyprus ' Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael, in a letter to the UN Secretary ... Full story

'Don't try to link UN presence with Cyprus talks' Cyprus Mail, Cyprus Quoting reliable sources, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) said President Demetris Christofias had already sent a letter of protest to the UN Secretary General's Special Advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer. “Nicosia is being blackmailed that the mandate of ... Full story

Famagusta Gazette Washington committed to the reunification of Cyprus Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has sad Washington is committed to the reunification of Cyprus as a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. Addressing the Annual conference of Greek-American leaders in Washington, Mrs Full story

Javno.hr Downer - keep the momentum going in Cyprus talks Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus The UN thinks that Confidence Building Measures (CBM) is good and when not succeeding, it is always a disappointment, UN Secretary General's Advisor for Cyprus , Alexander Downer has said, pointing out however that the main process is the negotiations. ... Full story

Famagusta Gazette UN urges Cyprus leaders to 'speed up' peace talks Famagusta Gazette, Cyprus UN Secretary General Ban Ki–moon has said he believes there has been “encouraging progress” in the UN-led Cyprus peace talks, but has urged leaders to speed up the negotiating process. Ban called for “an increase in the pace of the talks” to help ... Full story