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Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman talk during their meeting at a UN compound in the Nicosia airport area, 26 August, 2026

Video. Leaders of divided Cyprus agree to meet weekly after UN chief's visit

Updated: 27/08/2026 - 16:08 GMT+2

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied the northern third of the island in response to an Athens-engineered Greek Cypriot coup seeking unification with Greece.

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