"Hope on Cyprus reunification prospects remains guarded
27/10/2008
Peace talks have resumed in the most intensive push toward settlement since the failure of the Annan Plan in 2004.
(International Relations and Security Network, AP, Turkish Daily News, CIA Factbook -- 08/10/22, New York Times)
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Long before its division, Cyprus was a volatile place. Co-existence among ethnic Greeks and Turks had always been shaky, and when the island gained independence from Britain in 1960, intercommunal violence broke out."
More:Hope on Cyprus reunification prospects remains guarded (SETimes.com)