Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Wednesday launched a new “five-year development plan” for the north, alongside Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel.The plan was launched at Kioneli’s Concorde Tower hotel and is set to cover the period between 2025 and 2029.

Incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar leads challenger and opposition party CTP leader Tufan Erhurman by 1.7 per cent in the latest poll to ask Turkish Cypriots who they will vote for at October’s leadership election.

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo will meet Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on February 10, Tatar’s office announced on Thursday. DiCarlo’s meeting with Tatar is the first date to be announced of her forthcoming trip to Cyprus,

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus ended without an agreement on Monday, with both sides failing to reach a decision on a deal aimed at building trust that included opening new crossing points across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone.

Rival Cypriot leaders met Monday to discuss opening more crossing points across the divided island, the United Nations said, as part of trust-building efforts to revive stalled peace talks.

“Ersin Tatar can gain the support of undecided voters ... strengthening relations with Turkey, and the increase in the TRNC’s visibility in the international arena,” Aktas wrote.

Nicos Christodoulides, the country’s Greek Cypriot president and Ersin Tatar, the leader of the breakaway ... line that was cemented in 1974 when Turkey invaded a few days after a coup mounted ...

Speaking to Turkey’s Anadolu Agency ... Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Tuesday called for construction on the planned road which would link the buffer zone village of Pyla with Arsos in ...

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Wednesday spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the Cyprus problem, among other matters. Greece’s foreign ministry said the discussion had focused on the Cyprus problem as well as recent developments in the Middle East and Greece’s role at the UN

United Nations under-secretary-general for peacebuilding Rosemary DiCarlo will hold separate meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on February 10, it was confirmed on Wednesday.

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