Christodoulides draws red line on sovereignty as UN chief and EU envoy set to visit Cyprus

President Nikos Christodoulides declared on Monday that the uninterrupted continuation of the Republic of Cyprus remains a non-negotiable red line, explicitly rejecting two-state proposals or disguised confederations ahead of crucial diplomatic visits to the island.

Speaking at a memorial event at the Presidential Palace marking 52 years since the 1974 coup and Turkish invasion, Christodoulides asserted he would never sign an unworkable settlement or become “the president of partition.”...