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Eroğlu New President of Northern Cyprus

Eroğlu New President of Northern Cyprus

Derviş Eroğlu is the new president of Northern Cyprus with a majority vote of more than 50 percent. His opponent Ali Talat got 42.8 percent of the votes. In Southern Cyprus, the result was assessed as a "negative development".

19 April 2010 Burçin Belge

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Visited Cyprus

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Visited Cyprus

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with leaders of Northern and Southern Cyprus to support negotiations for a "united Cyprus". Ban: "A mutually beneficial solution requires courage, flexibility, a vision and the spirit of reconciliation".

2 February 2010 Tolga Korkut

Efforts to Break Down Barriers in Cyprus

As it has been decided to remove the buffer zone in Nicosia, a UN team has found no land mines or unexploded ammunition in the area.

28 March 2008 Tolga Korkut