Leaders Have First Linked-up Mobile Phone Talk
Mobile telephony will now be accessible across the island. According to a statement by the United Nations, the first cross-island mobile telephone conference between the two Cypriot leaders was held at 12.45 pm under the auspices of UN Special Representative Elizabeth Spehar. The leaders also talked about getting together at the first opportunity. The Cypriot […]
EU Debates Sanctions on Turkey For Cyprus Drilling
The EU has discussed which sanctions to use on Turkey over its use of drillship offshore Cyprus. Possible measures include suspending EU-Turkey political talks and technical talks on issues such as energy and transport, as well as similar bilateral talks between EU capitals and Ankara. Also included are cuts in EU aid to for Turkish […]
Cabinet Takes Decisions on Mobile Phone Roaming Costs
Deputy Prime Minister-Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersay, speaking at a meeting of the Cabinet, said that the Greek Cypriot side had delayed the use of mobile phones across the island. He said that the Cabinet had taken steps so that mobile phone interoperability was possible across Cyprus. He added that decisions regarding a special communications tax […]
EU Biased in Favour of South Cyprus: FM Statement
The TRNC Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a written statement criticising the EU’s stance regarding Turkey’s drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. Reacting to the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini’s statements regarding the presence of Turkish drilling vessels offshore Cyprus, it said that the EU, through its biased […]
