UK foreign secretary says world's brightest should help complex Cyprus reunification talks

Published November 19, 2015

Britain's foreign secretary says the world's "best brains" could be recruited to assist complex negotiations aimed at reunifying ethnically-split Cyprus.

Philip Hammond said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart on Thursday that these experts could also help in finding ways to financially support a peace deal.

Hammond said he's confident that the international community, including the European Union, will provide support to a negotiated settlement of the island's long-standing division.

Cyprus was split in 1974 when Turkey invaded in the wake of a coup aiming to unite the island with Greece.

Reports suggest it could take billions to prop up a peace deal, including financial arrangements for homes and other property lost during the war.

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