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| Peace talks on Cyprus to restart | Peace talks on Cyprus to restart |
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| The Cypriot president and the Turkish Cypriot leader have agreed to resume peace talks on reunifying the island. | |
| The deal was struck at a meeting between Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat in Nicosia - the first such high-profile talks since 2006. | |
| The two men also agreed to reopen a key crossing in the divided capital. | The two men also agreed to reopen a key crossing in the divided capital. |
| Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been divided since 1974, when Turkey deployed troops after a coup by Greek Cypriots who wanted union with Greece. | Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been divided since 1974, when Turkey deployed troops after a coup by Greek Cypriots who wanted union with Greece. |
| "This is a new area for the solution of the Cyprus problem," Mr Talat said after the meeting in a UN buffer zone near the abandoned Nicosia airport. | |
| "We shall try our utmost in order to come to an agreed solution for the interest of the Cypriot people, both communities, as soon as possible," President Christofias said. | |
| The two leaders also agreed to reopen the crossing at Ledra street, a pedestrian thoroughfare that runs along Nicosia's dividing line. | |
| The street has come to symbolise the partition of the island. | |
| Mr Christofias and Mr Talat said they would meet again in three months' time. |