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Britain ready to give up military rights in Cyprus

Britain has said it could give up its military intervention rights on the divided island of Cyprus to help seal a reunification agreement.

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Britain’s minister for Europe, Chris Bryant, made the offer Tuesday. Britain has already offered to give up part of its sovereign territory on the island to assist a possible deal.

Cyprus has been divided into a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish Cypriot north since 1974, when Turkey, using its rights as a guarantor state, militarily intervened following a coup by supporters of unification with Greece.

Greece, Turkey and Britain are guarantor powers in Cyprus’ independence agreement of 1960 -- giving them the right to intervene militarily of the terms of that agreement are threatened.

26 November 2009, Thursday

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Christoph , Nov 26 2009 18:15, Thursday
The British must have guilty feelings about their role in promoting Greek/Turk hostility on Cyprus. They used the old 'd...
Mark , Nov 26 2009 12:53, Thursday
If this is true then it is a step in the right direction. After all, it was the British who were responsible for fermen...

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