Diplomacy

May 27, 2017

Greek, Turkish Cypriots link arms across border for peace

Dozens of Greek and Turkish Cypriots linked arms across a United Nations controlled buffer zone cutting across ethnically divided Cyprus' capital Nicosia to voice their support for a reunification agreement


May 26, 2017

UN envoy calls off Cyprus talks, no deal on peace summit

UN envoy calls off Cyprus talks after no agreement on final reunification summit


May 25, 2017

Cyprus leaders still 'far apart' on peace summit: UN envoy

Cyprus rival leaders still 'far apart' on holding peace summit next month, UN envoy says


May 24, 2017

UN envoy: aim for final Cyprus summit deal by week's end

A United Nations envoy says he's working to get the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus to agree by the end of this week on holding a final summit that'll aim to conclude an overall reunification deal


May 22, 2017

Cyprus president: Talks proposal could bring swift results

The Greek Cypriot president of ethnically divided Cyprus is urging Turkish Cypriots to accept his proposal to deal first with the toughest issues delaying progress in stalled reunification talks rather than trying to address everything in one go


May 18, 2017

UN envoy in shuttle diplomacy for Cyprus talks' final phase

A United Nations envoy has shuttled between the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus to clinch agreement on holding a summit in Geneva, where it's hoped two years of reunification talks will produce success


May 18, 2017

The Latest: Russia's deputy FM tipped as ambassador to US

Russian lawmakers have backed a deputy foreign minister as the new ambassador to the United States


May 15, 2017

US diplomat tries to mediate compromise in Albanian politics

A senior U.S. official on Monday called on Albania's opposition to end its boycott and take part in next month's parliamentary election


May 11, 2017

UN envoy: Cyprus peace talks at risk from possible 'crisis'

A United Nations envoy says an "international crisis" revolving around Cyprus could ruin the "tremendous progress" that has been achieved talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically divided island


May 10, 2017

Albanian journalist who called EU diplomat 'terrorist' freed

An Albanian court on Wednesday released a journalist who had been accused of making calls for violence against a European Union diplomat, after prosecutors decided he had committed no crime


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