Sunday, November 29, 2009

Cyprus misses boat on unity

"Cyprus misses boat on unity
The window of opportunity to reunite the divided island of Cyprus slammed shut in 2004, when Greek-Cypriot voters overwhelmingly rejected a United Nations plan.

A week later the Greek-Cypriot government was allowed to join the European Union anyway, while the Turkish-Cypriots, who had voted in favour of reunification, were frozen out. But some people just won't give up."

More:Cyprus misses boat on unity - Between the Lines - Illawarra Mercury