NICOSIA, Cyprus - Conditions aren’t yet ready for a resumption of formal talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus because both sides remain apart on key issues regarding power sharing and security arrangements, the island nation’s president said Tuesday. ( Petros Karadjias / AP Photo ) A man stands by the barrels that divide the Greek, south, and the Turkish Cypriots, north, controlled areas in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. ( Pool via AP / Iakovos Hatzistavrou ) A tourist stands outside of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in the capital of Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. But Akinci said no matter how decentralized a federal state, Turkish Cypriots are entitled to decision-making parity on a federal level. Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots say intervention rights and a Turkish troop presence are an essential security component for them.

Source: thestar February 26, 2019 14:45 UTC