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Article: Rival Greek, Turkish Cypriot leaders set July 1 date to review peace process
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- June 20, 2008
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The leaders of Cyprus' rival Greek and Turkish communities will meet July 1 to review progress in a new drive to reunify the divided island, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
Taye-Brook Zerihoun said Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will meet to prepare for full-fledged direct negotiations. No date has been set for the later talks.
"What is important here is that the process remains engaged and on track," Zerihoun told a news conference. "The momentum of the process has not slowed."
Zerihoun is the U.N. secretary-general's special representative to Cyprus.
Cyprus has been divided into a Greek ...