Cyprus reunification deal within reach: UN chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says an agreement between Cypriot political leaders aimed at reunification of Cyprus is “within reach.”
“I am encouraged by progress in the negotiations on Cyprus. A solution to decades of division is within reach,” the UN chief said at a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York.
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci have been taking part in the talks led by the UN since May. The two are hoping to reunite the Mediterranean island under a single federal roof.
Previous UN-mediated peace talks to reunify the Mediterranean island faced a deadlock in October 2014 when Turkey announced plans to search for oil and gas in waters off Cyprus.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, after an intervention by Turkey following a military coup carried out by individuals who sought to unify the island with Greece.
Nearly one decade later in 1983, Turkish Cypriots declared an independent state, which has only been recognized by Ankara. Turkey has some 35,000 soldiers stationed in the north of that part of Cyprus.
Cyprus has been a European Union member since 2004.
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