2017 in Cyprus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Cypriot history ← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in Cyprus → 2018 2019 2020 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Cypriot history Events in the year 2017 in Cyprus 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] Deaths Main article: Deaths in 2017 Further information: Category:2017 deaths References ↑ Smith, Helena (2017-01-09). "Talks to secure Cyprus reunification enter 'final stages'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-10. ↑ "Cyprus talks: Turkish troops will remain on island, vows Erdoğan". the Guardian. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2020-08-10. ↑ "European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans". The Independent. 2017-03-03. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2020-08-10. vteYears in Cyprus (1960–present) Pre-1960 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2017 in AsiaSovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States withlimited recognition Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies andother territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau Category Asia portal vte2017 in Europe Sovereign states Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom States with limitedrecognition Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria Dependencies andother entities Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard Other entities European Union Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks
