People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
After repeated failures in reaching a deal for Cyprus' reunification, the Greek and Turkish Cypriots on the Mediterranean island are having another try, and this time with unprecedented common ground. When Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat launched a new round of peace talks Wednesday, Christofias declared they have "a common will...
Turkish Digest (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
"Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit Published: 6 Sep 08 10:00 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.se/14176/20080906/ Cyprus President Demetris Christofias expressed tentative support for Turkey joining the European Union, when he met Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Friday." More: Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit - The Local...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said here Friday the leaders of Cyprus and Turkey need to "be cool and very careful" during their peace talks toward reunifying the divided island. Christofias said at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt that he has many new ideas about solutions and is trying to put them on the table. Communication and honor...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
New ideas for an old quarrel “WE MUST, at long last, put an end to the suffering of our people and reunite our country,” said President Demetris Christofias on September 3rd as he began negotiations with his Turkish-Cypriot counterpart, Mehmet Ali Talat. The mood, at least, is a far cry from the rancour that engulfed the island in 2004, when a UN plan was backed by the Turkish-Cypriots...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met Wednesday to launch a new round of peace talks towards reunifying the divided island. Alexander Downer, UN chief Ban Ki-moon's special envoy and former Australian foreign minister, was also present at the meeting held in Nicosia's buffer zone. According to media report, the rival leaders will discuss...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Rival leaders of the divided island of Cyprus met on Wednesday for the formal launch of intensive UN-backed negotiations aimed at reunifying the island after 34 years of division. Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and rival Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have met five times this year ...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Cyprus, the third-largest island in the Mediterranean best known for its perpetual sun, placid sea, and political strife, is finally growing closer to unification. For 34 years it has been divided, following a Turkish military invasion in 1974, which split the country in two. But on Wednesday morning, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias arrived at a compound in Nicosia to meet Turkist...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
For the first time in 34 years each side is represented by a moderate leader committed to a settlement.The good personal chemistry between the president, Demetris Christofias, who heads the Greek Cypriot community, and Mehmet Ali Talat, the TurkiADVERTISEMENTsh Cypriot leader, is vital. Both are pragmatic leftists who have known each other for years, share a degree of trust and address...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
For the first time in 34 years each side is represented by a moderate leader committed to a settlement.The good personal chemistry between the president, Demetris Christofias, who heads the Greek Cypriot community, and Mehmet Ali Talat, the TurkiADVERTISEMENTsh Cypriot leader, is vital. Both are pragmatic leftists who have known each other for years, share a degree of trust and address...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
The leaders of the long-divided island of Cyprus met on Wednesday to restart talks on reunification that stalled two years ago. Demetris Christofias, leader of the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot state in the south, and Mehmet Ali Talat, the leader of the Turkish community in the north, met in Nicosia, which is the capital of both. The most critical phase is expected to begin...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Two men believed to hold the key to peace on Cyprus yesterday launched long-awaited reunification talks, a historic turning point for a country divided by war for the past 34 years. Meeting in the UN-patrolled "dead zone" that divides the capital, Nicosia, the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat, offered the best hope yet of a breakthrough, saying...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders began talks in Nicosia on Tuesday, seeking to reunite the two sides of the divided island after decades of conflict.
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Rival Cypriot leaders have relaunched negotiations to reunify the Mediterranean island. Cyprus has been divided since a pro-Greek coup triggered Turkish invasion in 1974. Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mehmet Ali Talat met at an abandoned airport compound inside a UN-controlled buffer zone that separates the two communities. Diplomatic...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Rival Cypriot leaders have relaunched negotiations to end the island's decades-old division. Greek Cypriot Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot Mehmet Ali Talat met at an abandoned airport compound in the no-man's-land which divides their capital Nicosia. Diplomatic sources said the talks were the most promising steps towards a breakthrough in decades. Former Australian Foreign Minister...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Cyprus leaders launched talks today seen as the best chance in decades to reunite their divided island and end a conflict threatening Turkey's EU membership hopes. Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, representing the Greek Cypriot community, and Turkish Cypriot President Mehmet Ali Talat, who met in the no man's land dividing their capital Nicosia, represent what diplomats and analysts...
