Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Desmond Tutu arrives in Cyprus on Elders visit

"Desmond Tutu arrives in Cyprus on Elders visit

Three members of The Elders arrive in Cyprus later today to meet political leaders, civic society representatives and young people from the island’s Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities.

According to a press release issued by the Elders Organisation, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former US President Jimmy Carter and former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi “aim to lend their support and encouragement to those working towards ending the island’s decades of division”."

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