Talks to reunify Cyprus are to resume after the resolution of an impasse at a meeting of the island’s Greek and Turkish leaders. The breakthrough was met with relief on the island, where many had feared the collapse of talks widely seen as a once-in-a generation chance of reconciliation. Cyprus peace talks – all you need to know Read moreFlanked by island’s two leaders, Guterres said all three had “agreed on the need to reconvene the conference on Cyprus”. An exact date, he said, would depend on consultations with the three powers guaranteeing the island’s security – Greece, Turkey and the UK. There had been a lot of disappointment not only in the collapse of talks, but collapse of confidence between the two leaders.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2017 12:33 UTC