Cyprus President Demetris Christofias has said he is very cautious to speak about convergences during the first phase of the intensive talks, in the framework of the ongoing dir

President Christofias announced that he is going to visit Greece in the intervening week between the intensive talks that are planned for 11-13 January and for 25-27 January.

The President of Cyprus, Dimitris Christofias, discussed the slow progress of the talks in Cyprus in the lead up to his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to accelerate the pace of their talks in an effort to forge a solution to the issue of Cyprus.

Theo Theodorou, the spokesman for Lobby for Cyprus in London, said yesterday that witnesses have reported that shortly after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, between 800 and 1,000 G

UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus, Alexander Downer, is expected to hold a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to discuss the Cyprus issue.

The resumption of talks between the Greek President of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias and Turkish leader Mehment Ali Talat saw both sides discuss ways of moving the discussions forwar

The tallks between both sides in Cyprus were postponed last week because of the poor treatment of Greek Cypriots on a pilgrimage in occupied northern Cyprus.

Alexander Downer expressed cautious optimism about the second phase of negotiations to resolve the Cyprus issue which are due to commence in September 2009.

The thirty eighth meeting between the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat saw discussions on security issues, th