:2017 in Cyprus

Events in the year 2017 in Cyprus

Incumbents

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.{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Helena|date=2017-01-09|title=Talks to secure Cyprus reunification enter 'final stages'|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/09/talks-to-secure-cyprus-reunification-enter-final-stages|access-date=2020-08-10|issn=0261-3077}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2017-01-13|title=Cyprus talks: Turkish troops will remain on island, vows Erdoğan|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/13/cyprus-talks-turkish-troops-will-remain-on-island-vows-erdogan|access-date=2020-08-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}

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.{{Cite web|date=2017-03-03|title=European Parliament votes to end visa-free travel for Americans|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-visa-free-travel-americans-european-parliament-vote-a7609406.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/europe-visa-free-travel-americans-european-parliament-vote-a7609406.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Independent|language=en}}{{cbignore}}