Move to defuse Cyprus tensions

NICOSIA - A UN envoy has launched contacts in Cyprus to defuse tension heightened by recent killings on the ceasefire line dividing…

NICOSIA - A UN envoy has launched contacts in Cyprus to defuse tension heightened by recent killings on the ceasefire line dividing the island's Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

Mr Han Sung Joo, special representative of the UN Secretary General, is seeking a statement from the leaders of the two sides.

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