2017 in Cyprus explained

Events in the year 2017 in Cyprus

Incumbents

• President: Nicos Anastasiades
• President of the Parliament: Demetris Syllouris

Events

Ongoing – Cyprus dispute

January

• 9 January – Greek and Turkish local leaders in the country resume talks to end the division of the island before a high level multilateral conference takes place in Geneva this week in the latest effort to reunify the island.^[1]
• 13 January – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows that the Turkish Armed Forces will stay on Cyprus "in perpetuity" and that the proposal of a rotating presidency for a unified island is unacceptable, casting doubts on an eventual solution to the dispute. The remarks come as the latest round of unity talks end, set to restart on January 18.^[2]

March

• 3 March – The European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for U.S. citizens after the U.S. government failed to agree to visa-free travel for citizens of five E.U. member states, including Cyprus. The resolution is non-binding.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Smith. Helena. 2017-01-09. Talks to secure Cyprus reunification enter 'final stages'. en-GB. The Guardian. 2020-08-10. 0261-3077.
2. Web site: 2017-01-13. Cyprus talks: Turkish troops will remain on island, vows Erdoğan. 2020-08-10. the Guardian. en.
3. Web site: 2017-03-03. European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-visa-free-travel-americans-european-parliament-vote-a7609406.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. 2020-08-10. The Independent. en.