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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Costas Pitas: Last chance for peace in Cyprus | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

"Last chance for peace in Cyprus

Outside interference isn't helping in the quest for a solution to the island's north-south divide

'Cyprus is entering its most critical stage' is a phrase I have heard ad nauseam over the last decade. It feels as if the 'Cyprus Problem', as it has been dubbed, is characterised by a jolty movement from one crucial moment to another. However, at each turn a solution is always thwarted. It thus comes as no surprise that the proposed face-to-face negotiations between Cypriot president, Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will once again be 'critical'. However, for the first time, the talks may well be the last chance for peace."

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