Guarantor Powers Join Cyprus Unity Talks as Hurdles Remain
- Greece, Turkey, U.K. meet with Cyprus leaders for first time
- Security guarantees, territory at center of diplomatic effort
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Cypriot leaders pursuing a historic accord to reunify their island were joined by the foreign ministers of Greece, Turkey and Britain on Thursday, with talks expected to turn to the security arrangements needed to end four decades of ethnic division.
The three so-called guarantor nations took part in negotiations at the United Nations in Geneva, where Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot officials have been meeting since Jan. 9 to narrow their differences. Chief among the disputes is the issue of how each community will be protected within the proposed federal state. Britain is present as it ruled Cyprus until its independence in 1960, and has military bases there.