"UN envoy says no backpedalling on Cyprus peace talks after new Turkish Cypriot leader elected
By: The Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus - A United Nations envoy says talks to reunify divided Cyprus will not start from scratch after a hard-liner won a Turkish Cypriot leadership election last month.
Alexander Downer said on Monday that Dervis Eroglu agreed to build on progress his leftist predecessor Mehmet Ali Talat made after 19 months of negotiations with Greek Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias."
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