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The EU is pressing for a solution before the island joins the EU this May (Photo: European Commission)

New Cyprus talks set to resume

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has said that talks to re-unite Cyprus could resume soon as pressure mounts for a solution before the island becomes an EU member this May.

"Everyone seems ready to resume" talks, Mr Annan said, who recently held discussions with Cyprus, Greece and Turkey.

The announcement came after a meeting with US President George Bush in Washington on Tuesday.

"President Bush supports my efforts and would like to see the talks resume, and supports the pl...

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The EU is pressing for a solution before the island joins the EU this May (Photo: European Commission)

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