Unification Talks 'Deadlocked' ; U.N. Is Ready to Step in with Referendum

The Washington Times › March 12, 2004

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The negotiations on the future of divided Cyprus appear close to a breakdown as Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders remain firmly barricaded behind their uncompromising positions.

With the situation described by Greek-Cypriot sources as a "hopeless deadlock," officials from the United Nations think that direct involvement by the governments of Greece and Turkey, scheduled after March 22, at best can only narrow some of the differences.

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Unification Talks 'Deadlocked' ; U.N. Is Ready to Step in with Referendum

If that intervention fails, the U.N. formula for the island, piloted by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, will be submitted to...

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