Europe | Fifty years on
The division of Cyprus looks indefinite
The island’s Greeks and Turks seem contented, for the moment, to stay apart
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|Nicosia and Famagusta
AS ONE OF the world’s oldest conflicts turns 50 this week, a resolution to the division of Cyprus remains far away. Unless, that is, you consider the status quo to be a resolution of sorts.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Fifty years of division”
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