2017 in Cyprus
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Events in the year 2017 in Cyprus
Incumbents
[edit | edit source]Events
[edit | edit source]Ongoing – Cyprus dispute
January
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- 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]
Deaths
[edit | edit source]References
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