Turkish and Cypriot leaders of the divided island of Cyprus agree to increase confidence, including the interoperability of cellphone networks and electrical grids, as well as clearing hazardous areas
A young woman pulls her travel case as she walks by the barrels that blocked a road from the Greek Cypriot controlled area, to the Turkish Cypriot north, in the divided capital Nicosia in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
"The members of the Security Council urged the sides and all involved participants to renew their political will and commitment to a settlement under United Nations auspices," the Security Council said in a statement. Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades met on Tuesday in the UN Green Zone under the auspices of UN Cyprus Envoy Elizabeth Speha, where they agreed on a number of issues to increase confidence, including the interoperability of cellphone networks and electrical grids, as well as clearing hazardous areas.
He also mentioned that soldiers were working to clear nine minefields on both sides of the island, with a goal of making the island mine-free.
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