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Supporting Peace in Cyprus

Cyprus's last and best chance

By Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi | Today's Zaman, Cyprus Mail and Guatemala Time | 07 May 2009

This is the best chance in 30 years for a federal settlement in Cyprus, and it may be the last. If these talks fail, partition will probably be permanent, and, no matter how benign the environment today, geopolitics will catch up with the island over time.

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AFP: Carter, Tutu in Cyprus to boost peace push

| AFP | 08 Oct 2008

Nobel peace laureates ex-US president Jimmy Carter and anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu arrived in Cyprus on Wednesday to back UN-brokered efforts to reunite the Mediterranean island.

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Reuters: South Africa's Tutu to visit Cyprus

| Reuters | 28 Sep 2008

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu will visit Cyprus in October to offer support for reunification talks between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, diplomats said on Friday.

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Cyprus Mail: UN sends in the diplomatic heavyweights

| Cyprus Mail | 27 Sep 2008

Elder statesmen Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi will visit Cyprus on October 8 and 9 to support and bring more international attention to the new negotiations process.

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Members of The Elders group to visit Cyprus to support peace process

| The Financial Mirror | 26 Sep 2008

The three will urge greater international recognition of recent progress towards a lasting settlement and will commend President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat for their efforts to reunify the island.

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