By Akis Tatsis & AFP, AP, ΚΥΠΕ, riknews.com.cy
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his commitment to efforts to restart negotiations over Cyprus after holding separate meetings with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.
The UN chief said the discussions had been productive and that he would continue his efforts to support a renewed political process.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974 following an invasion by the Turkish military in response to a Greek-backed coup. The internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus, an EU member, controls the predominantly Greek-speaking south, while the Turkish Cypriot-administered north is recognised only by Turkey. A UN buffer zone separates the two sides and runs through the capital of Nicosia.
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