© Reuters. Cyprus President Anastasiades addresses the session ‘Reuniting Cyprus’ at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in DavosATHENS (Reuters) – Peace talks in ethnically split Cyprus have shown progress on several fronts, but disagreements persisted and work was still required before a blueprint could be put to a public vote, the country’s president said on Thursday.
On-off peace talks between estranged Greek and Turkish Cypriots have shown promise since the election of a moderate Turkish Cypriot leader, Mustafa Akinci, in early 2015.
“In spite of the remarkable progress achieved, time is needed before presenting a comprehensive solution to the people,” President Nicos Anastasiades told Cyprus’s parliament.
Any agreement must be approved by the two communities in separate referendums. An earlier attempt failed in 2004, when Greek Cypriots rejected a plan prepared by the United Nations.
The blueprint “should have no ambiguities”, Anastasiades, who attends peace talks in his capacity as leader of the Greek Cypriot community, told lawmakers.
Appearances of the head of state in the island’s parliament are unusual, reserved for the investiture of a new president once every five years.
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