2017 in Cyprus
# 2017 in Cyprus

Events in the year 2017 in Cyprus

## Incumbents

* 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.
* 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.

### 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.
