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Cyprus Talks Continue Under UN Auspices
New York, Oct 27 2009 4:10PM
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders held further discussions today on the shape of a federal government of a future bi-communal republic as United Nations-backed talks to unify the Mediterranean island picked up pace.
Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris
Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat had
“a good open discussion” about the competencies of such
a government, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Special
Adviser on Cyprus Alexander Downer told reporters.
The two have accelerated the pace of their meetings
to twice a week this month in the talks to reunify the
island, where UN peacekeepers have been deployed since 1964
to prevent inter-communal fighting.
They will meet
again twice next week to discuss property matters which Mr.
Downer called “one of the very difficult
issues.”
Representatives of the two sides will also
meet on Thursday to discuss the question of
property.
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