"Let Cypriots solve Cyprus, Greek Cypriot tells U.N.
September 25, 2008 - By Claudia Parsons (Reuters)
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias urged the United Nations on Wednesday not to try to impose a solution on the island, which has been divided between Greek and Turkish Cypriots since 1974.
Numerous U.N.-led efforts to reunite Cyprus have failed, most recently in 2004, when Greek Cypriots rejected a plan prepared under the aegis of previous Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Christofias, the Greek Cypriot leader, and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat started a new round of reunification talks this month.
Speaking to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, Christofias said Cypriots must be in charge of the process."
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