Category: Cyprus News Agency

The Department of Agriculture submitted on September 25, 2026, applications for “Athienou Bread” and “Athienou Loukoumi” (a wedding delight), to be examined by the European Commission to be registered as Protected Geographical Indications.

In a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, it is noted that the two applications have been examined at the national level and have received a favorable decision from the Director of the Department of Agriculture.

A relevant announcement of this decision was published on September 25, 2026, in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus, along with the specifications of the two products.

According to the Ministry, these specific applications concern two products of Cypriot gastronomy, “of exceptional quality, which enjoy great fame.”

The two applications are to be examined by the European Commission, and it is expected that they will receive a favorable decision within 2027.

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The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage begins conservation works at Panagia of Melandrina in the Turkish-occupied Kalograia in Kyrenia district and at the mosque in Kato Arodes in Paphos district.

According to recent social media posts by the Greek Cypriot Co-Chair of the Technical Committee, Sotos Ktoris, the church of Panagia of Melandrina in Kalograia dates back to the 15th century.

Emergency rescue works were carried out in 2014 to prevent the monument from collapsing. As he notes, 12 years later, the temporary interventions have now reached their limits. ‘For this reason, a comprehensive architectural study was prepared and we are now proceeding with substantial conservation works, aimed at restoring its structural integrity and ensuring the church’s long-term protection,’ he wrote.

In another post, he also said that conservation works are beginning at the mosque in Kato Arodes in Paphos district.

Both projects are funded by the European Union and implemented under the guidance of UNDP.

Meanwhile, Ktoris said that conservation works on the church of Agios Georgios in Vokolida, in the Karpasia peninsula, as well as on the community’s cemetery, have been completed.

This project was also made possible through the financial support of the European Union and the community, and the technical supervision of UNDP.

‘Every project that is completed serves the memory and cultural heritage of the place and highlights the value of cooperation between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots,’ the Committee Co-Chair said.

Negotiations between Cyprus and Israel for an agreement on the common natural gas reservoir located between the Cypriot field “Aphrodite” and the Israeli “Ishai” are continuing within the first half of October, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michael Damianos told the Cyprus News Agency.

“There will be meetings within the first half of October aimed at finalizing the agreement before the end of October,” he mentioned.

The discussions, which are taking place at a technical level, involve the technocrats of both countries and their legal advisors, along with the managing companies of the two reservoirs.

The difference between the two countries lies in the fact that the natural gas reservoir of the offshore block “Aphrodite” geologically intersects with “Ishai” in the Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone. The operator of “Aphrodite,” located in Block 12 of the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone, is the American company Chevron.

Prominent members of the diaspora were honored in New York on Friday evening, during a gathering of the Cypriot diaspora organized by Cypriot organizations at the ‘Terrace on the Park’ community events venue.

President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides attended the event, accompanied by Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Washington Evangelos Savva and Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Ambassador Maria Michael.

During the event, awards were presented to prominent members of the diaspora. Despina Axiotakis and Stavros Kamilaris received Community Service Awards, while John Josephakis, Global Vice President at NVIDIA, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

President of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) Kyriakos Papastylianou referred to the strong bond between the Cypriot diaspora and Cyprus, efforts to resume negotiations on the Cyprus problem, as well as the further expansion of relations between Cyprus and the United States.

Welcoming President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides, Papastylianou stressed that geographical distance does not weaken the ties of Cypriots abroad with Cyprus.

Referring to Cyprus-US relations in the fields of defense, security, the economy, investment and technology, he highlighted the role that the Cypriot community can play.

For his part, President of PSEKA Philip Christopher referred to the decisive contribution of the organized diaspora. He recalled that the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations was founded in 1951 and said that since then the Cypriot community has been working for ‘freedom and justice’ in Cyprus.

Christopher said that ‘for the first time we can say that the Republic of Cyprus is a strong strategic partner of America,’ placing particular emphasis on cooperation among Greek Cypriot and Greek American organizations.

Also attending the event were Greece’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, and Greece’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Ifigenia Kanara.

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Date: 26/09/2026

President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, will meet with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday, in the framework of his visit to New York for the UN General Assembly.

The meeting is scheduled for 10:55 local time and will take place at the UN headquarters.

Earlier, at 0900 local time, the President will attend a working breakfast organised by Antenna Group and the Atlantic Council on ‘Fostering Europe-Gulf partnerships for regional security and prosperity” during which he will make an intervention.

At 13:00 local time, the President will host a luncheon for the Permanent Representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

President Christodoulides addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, calling on the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to allow substantive negotiations on the Cyprus issue within the framework agreed by the UN, while stressing that partition of the island is unacceptable.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.

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European defence readiness requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account the challenges across all strategic domains that directly affect Europe’s security, Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General, Emmanouil Theodorou, told the 2nd European Conference of Chiefs of Defence and National Armaments Directors (CHOD/NAD), held in Rome on September 21-22.

According to a press release issued by the National Guard General Staff, the conference aimed to adapt European defence industrial production to the current defence needs of member states. In this context, Chiefs of armed forces exchanged views on lessons identified from modern conflicts, the requirements emerging from them, and the ability of the European defence industry to meet these needs.

As noted in the press releaase, in his remarks, the Chief of the National Guard stressed that the new security environment calls for minimising the time from the design stage to the production and subsequent operational deployment of modern defence capabilities, which should have the caracteristics of adaptability and interoperability. He also underlined that European defence readiness requires a comprehensive approach that takes into account the challenges across all strategic domains that directly affect Europe’s security.

On the sidelines of the conference, the National Guard Chief held a series of meetings with his counterparts, during which matters of mutual interest were discussed, the press release said.

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will address the United Nations General Assembly at 19:30 Cyprus time Wednesday.

In his address the President is expected to focus mainly on the ongoing efforts to resume negotiations for a Cyprus and the political will shown by the Greek Cypriot side to this end, as has been expressed many times publicly.

Today, the President will participate and make an intervention in the proceedings of the High-Level Meeting on Climate Change.

The meeting with the UN Secretary-General is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday morning, Cyprus time, he will also have a meeting with the Vice President of ExxonMobil, John Ardill.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, whose term nears its end, announced he would convene another meeting in broader format, after adequate preparation, but gave no timeline. He secured to that end the consensus of both sides and of the guarantor powers. María Angela Holguín, Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties. Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto acts as the European Commission’s Special Representative for Cyprus, succeeding EU special envoy Johannes Hahn.