Ankara - Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday said the resumption of UN-brokered peace talks present a "window of opportunity" to reunify the divided island of Cyprus.
"We are facing a window of opportunity for Cyprus, as American diplomats say," Kotzias told a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Turkey's capital Ankara.
Rival Cypriot leaders agreed Monday to resume peace negotiations next week to reach a settlement after four decades of division.
The announcement came after UN envoy Espen Barth Eide hosted a dinner for Nicos Anastasiades, the Greek Cypriot leader, and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart, the newly-elected Mustafa Akinci.
The two leaders had agreed it was "important to use the momentum created and this new opportunity to move forward without delay."
AFP
