Desmond Tutu speaks at a press conference alongside his fellow Elders Lakhdar Brahimi and Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi talk to young people about life in Cyprus.
Desmond Tutu and his fellow Elders Lakhdar Brahimi and Jimmy Carter listen during their meeting with young people.
Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi with a group of young people during their visit to Cyprus.
Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu and Lakhdar Brahimi with members of civil society in Cyprus.
The Elders in discussion with Alexander Downer, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Cyprus.
Desmond Tutu and young people from both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities enjoy discussing life in Cyprus.
<h3 class="post-title subpt">Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Lakhdar Brahimi travelled to Cyprus in October 2008. They sought to lend their support to the political leaders and members of civil society working to end the island's decades of division, and urge the international community to actively support the peace process.</h3><div class="quoteblock"><div class="quotetext"></div></div><p>The Elders met the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, young people from both communities, members of civil society and UN officials. In Nicosia, they took a walk down Ledra Street – the symbolically important crossing point that had been closed for decades.</p>
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