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The current situation in Cyprus. The two-state solution [1] for the Cyprus dispute refers to the proposed permanent division of the island of Cyprus into a Turkish Cypriot State in the north and a Greek Cypriot State in the south, as opposed to the various proposals for reunification that have been suggested since the island was split into two by the 1974 Turkish invasion.
In an opinion poll conducted by Cypronetwork among Greek Cypriots on behalf of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) in 2022, 36% stated that the best solution to the Cyprus problem was a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation, 18% stated two separate states was the best option, 19% preferred a "unitary state", and 13% favoured the status quo.
[citation needed] France recognized Cyprus on 16 August 1960. [2] France fully supported Cyprus's application to join the European Union, which concluded with membership on 1 May 2004. The current Ambassador of France to Cyprus is Clélia Chevrier Kolačko, who has been in this position since September 2024. [3] [4] The current Ambassador of ...
Cyprus was set to join the European Union in May 2004. Renewed negotiations about the status of the island took place. 23 April: The line which divided the two parts of Cyprus was partly opened. Thousands of Turkish and Greek Cypriots crossed the buffer zone to the "other side" after 30 years. 2004: 24 April
See Cyprus–France relations. Cyprus has an embassy in Paris. France has an embassy in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Council of Europe. Cyprus is an associate member of the Francophonie organization since 2006. About 12% of Cyprus population speaks and understands French.
Decades on from the ethnic division of Cyprus, tensions persist along the 180-kilometer buffer zone separating breakaway Turkish Cypriots from Greek Cypriots in the internationally recognized ...
Cyprus gained independence from Britain in 1960, but a shared administration between Greek and Turkish Cypriots quickly fell apart in violence that saw Turkish Cypriots withdraw into enclaves and ...
After the invasion Cyprus was separated into a northern area and a southern area, divided by a buffer zone. In July 1974, the President was overthrown by the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état carried out by Greece , which was under Greek military junta rule .