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Leaders of divided Cyprus will meet for the first time since peace talks failed two years ago (Photo: European Commission)

Divided Cyprus leaders to meet after two years

The leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus will meet on Monday (3 July), for the first time since peace talks between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities failed two years ago.

Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos and Mehmet Ali Talat, who leads the Turkish Cypriot community, are scheduled to discuss the fate of more than 2,000 Cypriots missing in past violent conflicts.

It is hoped that the meeting could also play a crucial role in warming relations between the two communit...

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