Press releases
Secretary General of the United Nations acknowledges Confidence-Building measures by the Religious Track (RTCYPP) in his report to the Security Council
19th January 2018
11th Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke
29th November 2017
Religious Leaders of Cyprus meet on International Day of Tolerance
27th September 2017
The Right to Worship in Cyprus should not be a Victim of its Division
5th September 2017
Delegation from Cyprus meets with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden in Almedalen
5th July 2017
Cyprus and the role of religion in conflict and peacebuilding to be discussed at Almedalen Week in Sweden
3rd July 2017
9th Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke on the Occasion of Eid al-Fitr - Ramazan Bayram
27th June 2017
Religious Leaders of Cyprus reaffirm that “everyone has a historic responsibility to ensure that the political conflict is resolved and the island is reunited”
27th June 2017
Churches of St Jacob and St George will No Longer Fear Collapse
18th May 2017
Statement of the Religious Leaders of Cyprus Condemning all forms of Violence against Women and Girls to be released on
The International Women’s Day
8th March 2017
Secretary General of the United Nations Acknowledges The Efforts of the Religious Track and Calls for All Restrictions on Freedom of Worship including Access to Religious Sites to be Lifted
25th January 2017
8th Special pilgrimage to hala sultan tekke on the occasion of mevlid
20th December 2016
Cyprus: The Prospects for a Settlement and Wider Implications discussed at the 13th Round Table of the Trilateral Strategy Group meeting in Stockholm, 16-18 November 2016
18th November 2016
Ambassador Olsson Vrang of Sweden hosts her first meeting of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process (RTCYPP) in the Presence of UN SRSG Spehar
1st November 2016
Swedish Ambassador Anna Olsson Vrang pays courtesy visit to Archbishop Chrysostomos II and Mufti Talip Atalay
6th October 2016
Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke on the Occasion of Eid al-Adha – Qurban Bayram
15th September 2016
Archbishop and Mufti of Cyprus hold their last meeting with outgoing Swedish Ambassador
20th July 2016
The 6th Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke on the Occasion of Eid Al Fitr – Ramazan Bayram
7th July 2016
Special Pilgrimage to Hala Sultan Tekke on the Occasion of Eid Al Fitr – Ramazan Bayram
4th July 2016
Religious Freedom, Dialogue and Cooperation Affirmed at the Feast of Apostle Barnabas of Cyprus
11th June 2016
The Religious Leaders of Cyprus came together for a thanksgiving reception in honour of special friends of the RTCYPP
1st June 2016
Press statement regarding reports of possible new restrictions imposed on the right to worship
23rd May 2016
Executive Coordinator of the Office of RTCYPP attends the ceremony marking the repatriation of two 15th century icons back to Cyprus
1st April 2016
Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII) highlights the RTCYPP as part of its lecture series under the title “Can Religion Contribute to Peace in Cyprus”
17th March 2016
A delegation of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process concluded a successful trip to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
14th March 2016
Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs Shaun Casey meets with the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process
8th March 2016
Special Representative of the USA State Department To attend a meeting of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process
7th March 2016
Religious Leaders of Cyprus will jointly address the 31st Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations
3rd March 2016
UN efforts in Cyprus and Role of Religious Leaders Acknowledged by Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
24th February 2016
Religious Leaders Condemn Attack on Denia Mosque
22nd February 2016
The Religious Leaders of Cyprus will be meeting with Mr Espen Barth Eide, UN SASG and Ms Lisa Buttenheim, UN SRSG
9th February 2016
Religious leaders of Cyprus visit the Laboratory of the Committee on Missing Persons and record a joint appeal
8th February 2016