Erdogan sees opportunity to reach agreement on Cyprus issue

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that there is an opportunity to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue.

In statements he made after meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House, Erdogan said that “we believe that there is a lot of opportunity to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue and this is an area which we continue to focus on”.
President Obama highlighted three areas of focus the two leaders discussed: expanding trade and investment between the U.S. and Turkey, mutual security, and the issue of Syria.

Cyprus was divided in 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. UN talks which had been ongoing since 2008 stalled on the part of the Turkish Cypriot side before the assumption by the Republic of Cyprus of the EU Council rotating Presidency in July 2013.