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11
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9%
1 of 11 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Cyprus leaders agree to open new border crossings and future talks
NICOSIA, Nov 9 -
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leaders → agree → crossings
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agreed on Monday to open two new border crossings, coordinate on emergency responses and share archival materials as part of a UN-backed effort to resume peace talks after nearly a decade of deadlock.
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leaders → agree → deadlock
That brought the number of open crossings on the divided Mediterranean island to 11, according to media in Cyprus.
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That → bring → Cyprus
Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman jointly met with UN special envoy Maria Angela Holguin for about four hours in a UN-controlled buffer zone.
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Erhurman → meet → zone
The sides have disagreed over ground rules for talks since they met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the island in the summer.
But the UN said in a statement that Monday's meeting was "positive" and that the two leaders would talk again in coming weeks in the presence of Guterres.
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leaders → disagree → Guterres
Cyprus was split after a Turkish invasion in 1974 in response to a brief coup engineered by Greece's then military rulers.
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Cyprus → split → rulers
A power-sharing administration of Greek and Turkish Cypriots crumbled in 1963, and a UN force, now one of the oldest peacekeeping operations in the world, monitors a 180-km (112-mile) ceasefire line splitting the two sides.
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force → share → sides
One of the reasons past talks collapsed is disagreement on the role Turkey would play in the future.
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Turkey → collapse → future
Greek Cypriots are against Ankara having any hands-on involvement, while Turkish Cypriots say it is essential.
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it → have → involvement
The two leaders also discussed the potential opening of other crossing points, the UN statement added.
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statement → discuss → points
"We are continuing this effort with absolute seriousness and one single goal: resuming the talks before the end of the Secretary-General's term," at the end of the year, Christodoulides told reporters after the meeting.
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Christodoulides → continue → meeting
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