Greece Signs Up for Talks on Cyprus Peace Plan

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Greece Signs Up for Talks on Cyprus Peace Plan

Greece agreed Tuesday to talks about a U.N. peace plan to reunify Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

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Greece agreed Tuesday to talks about a U.N. peace plan to reunify Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on the east Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

"We agree and support this decision (to hold Cyprus peace talks)," Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis told reporters after meeting the leaders of all of Greece's main political parties.

His announcement raised hopes that a deal could be done before an EU summit in Copenhagen on Dec. 12, the deadline set by the United Nations for a basic agreement on ending the decades-long conflict.

The Greek decision left Turkish Cypriots and Turkey still to formally sign up for talks that could remove a cloud over EU enlargement, including Cyprus' entry, and help Turkey to get a date to at least start negotiations on joining the bloc.

Greece has threatened to veto EU enlargement at December's summit if Cyprus, unified or not, is not admitted. Turkey has threatened to annex the Turkish Cypriot northern part of the island if a divided island of only Greek Cypriots is admitted.

Source: Agencies

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