There is no "common ground" between the island of Cyprus' rival sides, the top diplomat from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said Wednesday, ahead of new United Nations-led efforts to revive talks on the island's future. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for informal»»»

Despite calling common ground between Greek and Turkish Cypriots "elusive," the UN's chief has said he remains optimistic about putting an to end the decades-long conflict on the Mediterranean island. Turkish and Greek Cypriots failed to find enough common ground in informal talks to warrant openin»»»

The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have signaled their willingness to support a request from United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to explore the possibility of reviving dormant reunification talks, the UN said on Tuesday. The two leaders agreed to “positively respond” to »»»

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar said Tuesday efforts to resolve Cyprus' ethnic division should start fresh and aim to achieve a two-state deal, because decades of negotiations for a federation-based agreement have got nowhere. Tatar said a regional "new state of affairs" that takes into account »»»

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar is trying to restart reunification talks for Cyprus but has not yet found common ground, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Sputnik on Friday. To date, the UN envoy has made two visits to the island s»»»