The Cyprus team negotiating accession to the European Union and the European Commission delegation in Nicosia are using the Internet to inform the Turkish Cypriots on European Union matters. [Read more…]
Turkish propaganda continues
February 26, 1999
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus regrets Turkey’s attempt to involve Cyprus in the Ocalan affair by making accusations that Cyprus harbours Kurdish military training camps. [Read more…]
Turkish propaganda against Cyprus is rejected
February 24, 1999
The allegations by the Turkish Government that the official authorities of the Republic of Cyprus were involved in the Ocalan case, were rejected by the Cyprus Government as totally unfounded and groundless. [Read more…]
Message by President Clerides on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
December 9, 1998
In a message, the President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Glafcos Clerides to the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. Kofi Annan on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, paid tribute to the crucial work that the United Nations carries out for more than half a century in the promotion and advancement of the fundamental principles of human rights around the globe. [Read more…]
Message by Ambassador Zackheos on the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus
November 15, 1998
Fifteen years have elapsed since the day the Turkish Cypriot leadership, with the active support of the Turkish government, went ahead with their plan to declare a so-called state in the areas of the Cyprus Republic occupied by the Turkish army. [Read more…]
The Cyprus Government welcomes interim Middle East Peace Accord
October 28, 1998
The Cyprus Government on 26 October issued an official statement welcoming the interim Middle East Accord while expressing the hope that the agreement will facilitate talks for security in the region. [Read more…]
Message by President Clerides on UN Day
October 28, 1998
On the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, I wish to extend warmest congratulations on behalf of the people and the Government of Cyprus and on my own behalf and to renew our dedication and commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. [Read more…]
Joint Communique issued after Mr. Clerides’ and Mr. Simitis’ Meeting in Athens on 27 August 1998 Statement by President Clerides on Mr. Denktash’s Proposal for a Cyprus Solution
September 1, 1998
The President of the Republic, Mr. Glafcos Clerides, made the following statement in reply to the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr. Rauf Denktash’s statement, made in the presence of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mr. Ismail Cem, in which he puts forward proposals for a solution to the Cyprus problem: [Read more…]
Joint Communique issued after Mr. Clerides’ and Mr. Simitis’ Meeting in Athens
September 1, 1998
The President of Cyprus Mr. Glafcos Clerides and the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Costas Simitis had a meeting in Athens, in the context of their continuing and close consultations. [Read more…]
Government Spokesman on Turkey’s attempt to create tension
June 23, 1998
Asked to comment on the Turkish Prime Minister Mr. Mesut Yilmaz’s intention to hold consultations with Britain, a guarantor of Cyprus’ independence, over the question of reducing tension in Cyprus, the Government Spokesman, Mr. Christos Stylianides, said on June 19, 1998: [Read more…]