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Verheugen calls on Cypriots to seize last chance to reunite the island

Enlargement Commissioner Günter Verhuegen urged the two Cypriot communities to seize what may be their last opportunity to achieve a settlement to the island’s 30 year old division.

After UN-led talks between the two Cypriot communities ended yesterday without any deal, the decision on whether Cyprus will join the EU on 1 May as a divided or united island will now depend on the Cypriot people when they vote on a finalised plan by UN secretary general Kofi Annan on 24 April.

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