Section: LGC News (Cyprus)
Turkish Deputy PM visits London
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus met House of Commons leader David Lidington on Thursday, as part of his visit to the U.K. Turkey’s U.K. ambassador Abdurrahman Bilgic, his counterpart Richard Moore and the Director General of the Office of Public Diplomacy in Turkey Ali Osman Ozturk also attended the meeting at the UK...
What is the likelihood of a Cyprus settlement?
In an podcast interview by Cyprus Mail journalist Rosie Charalambous with an expert on the Cyprus problem, James Ker-Lindsay, Charalambous asks if there is any hope of solving the Cyprus problem after the Cyprus Summit in Mont Pèlerin, Switzerland hit the buffers on Monday. Senior Visiting Fellow of the LSE and long-time follower of the Cyprus...
Turkey’s guarantees cannot be given up: Çavuşoğlu
Turkey wants territory, property, guarantees and security to be the last issues to be taken up in the Cyprus negotiations, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said. Referring to the Cyprus negotiations taking place in Mont Pèlerin in Switzerland, while speaking in a parliamentary debate at the Turkish Grand National Assembly, the...
Revived Turkey-Russia relations boosts TRNC citrus fruit sales
The improved relations between Turkey and Russia is expected to enhance exports of citrus fruits from the TRNC. Turkish Cypriot citrus fruit producers appear optimistic about the production of citrus fruits in 2017, after steps taken by Russia to normalise relations with Turkey by lifting its ban on importing Turkish produce. According to Turkish...
Ministry aims to boost winter tourism in North Cyprus
Fikri Ataoglu, Minister for Tourism and Environment stated that steps will be taken in order to revive winter tourism in the TRNC. Ataoglu said that for this reason they aim to bring in tourists from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Denmark with the co-operation of Turkish Airlines. Co-operation will include flights and advertisements, adding that...
Applications for TRNC white cards begin
Applications for permanent residence permits are now being accepted. Speaking to BRT, Interior Ministry Undersecretary, Hasan Alicik said that currently, 10,000 people have the right to apply for the permit. Recent alterations to residency laws mean that persons who work in the TRNC and have been in possession of a work or business permit for six...
Near East Uni Hospital to boost health tourism
Near East University Hospital (YDU) has signed an international cooperation agreement in the field of health tourism with 15 Russian speaking countries. Among the countries are Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan and others. According to a statement issued by YDU’s press and foreign relations...
Turkey’s new naval vessel contract causes alarm
“Turkey has taken a major step in altering the naval balance in the eastern Mediterranean by contracting the construction of a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship that can function as an aircraft carrier, potentially providing Turkey an unprecedented measure of sea control in the region”, Michael Tanchum writes in an article published by...
Turkey’s EU accession and Cyprob are ‘twins’
Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkir stated that the Cyprus problem and Turkish EU membership are “twin brothers”. Bozkir who was on an official visit to Rome, was addressing a seminar organised by the International Relations Institute entitled ‘Turkey in Europe: Difficulties and opportunities’. In his speech he said that...
South Cyprus FM meets UK Minister for Europe
South Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides met with the UK Minister for Europe David Lidington at the Foreign Office in London on Thursday afternoon. The Foreign Minister said that they had held an “interesting” discussion, which covered bilateral relations on issues such as the cooperation of security services on the issue of...
