News_Editor Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders continue unification talks 2010-10-19 07:12:52 GMT+7 (ICT) UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Monday met in Nicosia to continue talks on the reunification of the divided Mediterranean Island nation of Cyprus, the United Nations said. The UN-supported talks will focus its current round to the issue of property. The talks, which lasted over two hours, involved Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Dervis Eroglu. The meetings will continue later this week with representatives of the two sides. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet again on November 1. The talks were reported as being fairly complex as there are numerous complex claims to resolve related to property seized decades ago. In 2008, the two Cypriot leaders of the two communities committed themselves to working towards a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, as defined by relevant Security Council resolutions which resulted in the beginning of the talks. Since 1964, the United Nations established a peacekeeping mission known as UNFICYP in Cyprus following an outbreak of inter-communal violence. -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-10-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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