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He added, “This illustrates the decisive steps the Turkish side is taking to better the political situation, while negotiations for peace and reunification of the island are going on.” Cyprus announced on Tuesday that it had canceled the National Guard...
Tags: Turkey, Turkish Cypriot, Cyprus
Cypriot leaders discussing reunification of the Greek and Turkish sectors of the island are making progress, a U.N. official said Thursday. Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat both put forward "bridging...
Tags: cypriots leaders, Cyprus, Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet Ali Talat
Mixed marriages are extremely rare in Cyprus, but "We are both people who dare to do things," says Chappa. The Mediterranean island, which considers itself the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, has known little peace in modern times.
Tags: Greek Cypriot Georgia Chappa, Turkish Cypriot, Cypriot Murat Kanatli, Cyprus
Cyprus peace talks set for Thursday were postponed after a Greek Cypriot pilgrimage to the island's Turkish Cypriot north was canceled, Greek Cypriots said. The talks between Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet...
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Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed issues of citizenship, aliens, immigration and asylum and will focus on governance and the executive at their next meeting on 3 September in the UN-backed...
Tags: Turkey, cypriots leaders, Turkish Cypriot, security guarantees, Mehmet Ali Talat, Greek Cypriot
Turkey invaded the north of Cyprus in response to a Greek-backed military coup aimed at union with Greece. Some 35,000 troops remain stationed in northern Cyprus, which is still shunned by the international community. Correspondents say talks about the...
Tags: Cyprus Turkey, Turkey-European Union, Mehmet Ali Talat, Turkish Cypriot, Cemil Cicek, greeks cypriots, prime minister, 35th anniversary, Davuto, cyprus talks
Neither Greek or Turkish Cypriots are winners of the conflict that led to the division of the eastern Mediterranean island, said Cyprus President Demetris Christofias on Friday. "In practice, the losers are both the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots,"...
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The Cypriot leaders discussed the issue of land distribution, one of the most difficult questions in efforts to reunite the island, divided since 1974...Talat said earlier land concessions would be inevitable in any deal to reunite the island. The leaders...
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Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said, based on the progress achieved so far in reunification talks between Cypriot leaders, prospects for reaching an agreement by January 2010 looked dim. Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, who has had several...
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Turkish and Turkish Cypriot warships staged search and rescue drills off the island of Cyprus on Wednesday amid tensions over a disputed search for oil and gas. The frigate Gemlik and other vessels took part in the maneuvers off the northern town of Famagusta,...
Tags: Turkish Cypriot, Cyprus, Alexander Downer