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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

UN envoy: No more 'taboo' issues in Cyprus peace talks

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Everything is up for discussion in an intensified phase of ongoing Cyprus peace talks, including "taboo" issues that rival leaders had previously opted to tackle at a later stage, a U.N. envoy said Wednesday. Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot president of Cyprus' internationally recognized government, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have made steady progress since talks resumed in May 2015. Most Greek Cypriots oppose any provision in a new peace accord that would extend similar military intervention rights to Turkey.


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