Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias referred to the chance of a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of the guarantor powers in Cyprus, the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the representative of the Turkish Cypriot community, speaking to the press in Brussels, where he took part at the External Affairs Council of the EU 28.

Piraeus Bank on Thursday announced the completion of the sale of a stake held in its subsidiary in Cyprus, Piraeus Bank Cyprus Ltd to Holding M. Sehnaoui SAL for 3.2 million euros.

Cyprus's newly-discovered wealth of offshore natural gas could boost the prospects for a peace settlement on the divided island, President Nicos Anastasiades has said a few days after Nicosia said it had picked Eni, Total and ExxonMobil for three exploration licenses.