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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Cypriot president says peace talks make progress but work needed

[Cyprus President Anastasiades addresses the session 'Reuniting Cyprus' at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos]Peace talks in ethnically split Cyprus have shown progress on several fronts, but disagreements persisted and work was still required before a blueprint could be put to a public vote, the country's president said on Thursday. On-off peace talks between estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots have shown promise since the election of a moderate Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, in early 2015. "In spite of the remarkable progress achieved, time is needed before presenting a comprehensive solution to the people," President Nicos Anastasiades told Cyprus's parliament.


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