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Article: On eve of Cyprus reunification talks, Turkish Cypriots press for progress
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- January 15, 2002
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Dateline: NICOSIA, Cyprus
As the leaders of the divided island of Cyprus prepare to open the
latest round of reunification talks, Turkish Cypriots, who say they
have suffered most from the island's 27-year division, pressed Tuesday
for concrete progress toward a settlement.
The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders, Glafcos Clerides and Rauf Denktash,
will meet Wednesday for talks hosted by the United Nations Cyprus
envoy, Alvaro de Soto.
A dozen Turkish Cypriot women held a protest at dawn Tuesday near
the Green Line that divides the capital, Nicosia, and the island.
"Mr. Denktash, unify Cyprus or we'll do it. Sign or resign," read
one of their banners.
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