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Turkeys Erdogan Rules Out Concessions On Cyprus Visit
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Tensions flare as Erdogan heads to breakaway north Cyprus AFP 7 hrs ago © Paz PIZARRO Map of Cyprus, an island divided since 1974
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to breakaway north Cyprus Tuesday, to mark the anniversary of Turkey s 1974 invasion, a visit infuriating Greek Cypriots with island reunification talks in limbo.
Erdogan s visit is seen as a show of strength to support a two-state solution to the island s decades-long division, but also to bolster his ambitions to dominate the strategic eastern Mediterranean.
In a gesture set to send tensions soaring, Erdogan will review some of the thousands of Turkish troops in the self declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in the abandoned beach resort of Varosha, which the invasion emptied of its Greek-Cypriot inhabitants.
What’s new? Turkey and Greece have returned to talks after their mid-2020 dispute over sovereignty in the eastern Mediterranean Sea devolved into the longest-lasting military face-off since the 1970s. The discussions could help the parties de-escalate tensions and move from brinkmanship to dialogue.
Why did it happen? Tensions flared in 2019-2020 when Ankara – seeking a say in energy projects – sent seismic research ships to waters contested with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus, intervened in Libya’s civil war and signed a maritime delimitation deal with Tripoli. Turkey’s rivals have increasingly aligned with Greece over competing sovereignty claims.
Can new Cyprus talks find an unlikely breakthrough? John Psaropoulos © A UN soldier closes a gate leading to the inside of the UN buffer zone, Green Line, that divides the. A UN soldier closes a gate leading to the inside of the UN buffer zone, Green Line, that divides the Greek south and Turkish north of Cyprus [File: Petros Karadjias/AP Photo]
Athens, Greece – Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been preparing for new talks on reunifying their island. This time, the United Nations has asked them to figure out not how to share power, territory and resources, but whether they want a shared future at all.
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