"Cyprus rivals begin key phase of peace talks
NICOSIA (AFP) — Rival Cypriot leaders began talks on Thursday on how to share power in a future unified state, their first substantive negotiations in a bid to end the Mediterranean island's 34-year division.
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat discussed power-sharing and governance during what UN envoy Alexander Downer called 'productive and fruitful talks.'"
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