Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades (L) arrives with U.N. special envoy Espen Barth Eide for the Cyprus reunification talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) - The leaders of both sides of ethnically divided Cyprus began new unification talks on Monday but sought to temper hopes of a swift breakthrough, though its U.N. envoy said a deal to resolve one of Europe's most enduring conflicts was within reach.
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, launched a week of consultations in Geneva to tackle dozens of disagreements stemming from the 1974 division of the Mediterranean island. The talks will focus initially on how to handle property disputes stretching back more than 40 years.
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