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Greco y turcochipriotas vuelven a verse tras más de un año de pandemia
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Cyprus checkpoints sealed by COVID-19 to reopen June 4-UN

UPDATE 1-Cyprus checkpoints linking Greek and Turkish sides to reopen Friday

UPDATE 1-Cyprus checkpoints linking Greek and Turkish sides to reopen Friday - UN Reuters 1 hr ago (Adds details throughout) NICOSIA, June 2 (Reuters) - Checkpoints linking the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides of Cyprus are to reopen on Friday, the United Nations said, marking the first time restrictions have been eased since December 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyprus is split between its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations, with a number of designated checkpoints controlling movements between the north and south of the island. The sealed checkpoints up-ended the lives of thousands who would cross the island daily either for work, family commitments or just to meet friends. On some days, kilometer-long queues would form at vehicle crossings.

CORRECTED-Cyprus checkpoints sealed by COVID-19 to reopen June 4-UN

By Reuters Staff (Changes day in lead) NICOSIA, June 2 (Reuters) - Checkpoints between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides of Cyprus are to reopen on Friday, the United Nations said, marking the first time restrictions have been eased since December 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyprus is split between its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations, with a number of designated checkpoints controlling movements between the north and south of the island. “The reopening of all crossing points will facilitate free movement, promote people to people contacts, build trust and have an overall positive socio-economic impact across the island for the benefit of all Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots,” the United Nations mission on Cyprus, UNFICYP, said in a statement.

Cyprus leaders convene for peace talks in Geneva

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops occupied the northern third of the island to prevent a Greek coup. Several past attempts to reunify the island have failed. This week’s informal talks, convened by the United Nations Secretary-General, will be the first since negotiations between the sides collapsed in 2017. “I don t think anyone following the process can claim to be optimistic. The expectations of the people are low. They are simply fed up with the process.” Andromachi Sophocleous, Greek Cypriot political analyst  “I don t think anyone following the process can claim to be optimistic,” said Andromachi Sophocleous, a Greek Cypriot political analyst and activist with the organization Unite Cyprus Now. “The expectations of the people are low. They are simply fed up with the process.”

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