Turkish-Greek Cypriots to relaunch talks
February 10, 2014
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Dervis Eroglu and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades are to hold a UN-mediated meeting on Tuesday as part of a new initiative to resolve the long-standing political dispute on the divided island. Eroglu and Anastasiades are expected to issue a joint declaration on the path towards reunification. The meeting will be the first in eighteen months after the last bout of talks stumbled due to Europe’s economic crisis and elections on the Greek Cypriot side.
The leaders announced last week that they agreed on a text that outlines how the talks should move forward. It recommends recognizing the equal status of the two states, while aiming to bring the divided communities closer under a federated government.