Events in the year 2003 in Cyprus.
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Incumbents
edit- President – Glafcos Clerides (until 28 February); Tassos Papadopoulos (starting 28 February)
- President of the Parliament: Dimitris Christofias
Events
editOngoing – Accession of Cyprus to the European Union, Cyprus dispute
- 11 March – Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, announces that UN-sponsored talks on the reunification of Cyprus have failed. Cyprus remains a candidate for EU membership and the Greek Cypriot government intends to sign on behalf of the whole island. Analysts suggested that Turkish opposition to unification may hurt Turkey's chances of joining the EU.[1]
Deaths
editReferences
edit- ^ NEWEurope (2003-03-15). "Denktash slams door to unification, Greek part joins EU as scheduled". New Europe. Retrieved 2020-08-14.