Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have begun a new round of negotiations to end the island's decades-long division.
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are expected to discuss power-sharing in a future reunited state. The United Nations is hosting the ongoing talks at the abandoned airport in the island's buffer zone. Christofias and Talat are expected to meet once a week to find a settlement. Cyprus has been divided into a Greek and Turkish No progress after day 1 of WTO talks ...
Parched Cyprus awaits water ships ... regions since the Turkish army invaded the northern third in 1974 following an Athens-led coup to annex the island.
(Deutsche Welle)
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