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Rival leaders of divided Cyprus agree to meet weekly after UN chief's visit

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied the northern third of the island in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking unification with Greece.

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00:00The meeting between the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Kristodolides,
00:05and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhurman, lasted almost three hours.
00:10The two leaders agreed to intensify their meetings, which will take place once a week,
00:15with the possibility of meeting more frequently should circumstances require.
00:20During their meeting, Kristodolides and Erhurman reviewed the progress made on the next steps,
00:25as set out during the recent visit of the United Nations Secretary General to Cyprus.
00:55For the final response, the
01:29The meeting took place under the auspices of the United Nations and forms part of the ongoing
01:34efforts to advance the Cyprus settlement process.
01:36These efforts have intensified recently, with both Antonio Guterres and Ursula von der Leyen
01:42seeking to bring all sides closer together.

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