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| U.N. calls Cyprus peace summit in January | ||
| 2011-11-01 | ||
The United Nations on Tuesday called a summit for January between leaders of ethnically split Cyprus to settle a decades-old conflict harming Turkey's bid to join the European Union.
"Discussions have been positive, productive and vigorous," Ban told journalists, flanked by the two leaders at U.N. headquarters in New York. "This has given me confidence that a comprehensive settlement can be achieved. Both leaders have assured me that they believe that they can finalize a deal," he said. He said further efforts were needed over the next two months to move to the "end game" of negotiations. Ban spoke after the United Nations hosted a meeting of Christofias and Eroglu on Sunday and Monday at a secluded estate in Long Island, New York. The United Nations has been trying for years to reunite Cyprus, a Mediterranean island split between its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations in 1974 after a brief Greek-inspired coup
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #1 37 years later? I sure the UN considers that "fast track"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-11-01 22:05 |