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New York, Sept. 22, 2016 (dpa/NAN) Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that a solution for the decades-long division of Cyprus could be reached by the end of 2016.
He said this would be possible to achieve if all sides continued to engage constructively in negotiations.
“I do believe that this ambitious goal is achievable,” he said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was set to hold a meeting on Sunday with Anastasiades and his Turkish counterpart, Mustafa Akinci at the sidelines of the assembly.
Cyprus has been divided between north and south and along ethnic lines since a Greek coup and Turkish military intervention in 1974.
The internationally recognised and predominately Greek Republic of Cyprus is located in the Southern part of the Island.
The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), which is only recognised by Turkey, occupies the North.
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Edited by Damilola Oyewole/Ese E. Ekama