Cypriot community leaders fly to Switzerland for reunification talks

The leaders of Cyprus' Greek and Turkish communities flew to Switzerland on Saturday for what is expected to be a crucial round of talks leading to the reunification of Cyprus.

The meeting is also crucial for the re-integration of Turkish Cypriots who have been living in isolation for over four decades.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci will sit at the negotiating table on Sunday at Mont Pelerin in the presence of a UN emissary to conclude unfinished work from a previous round of talks on territorial issue a week ago.

The two community leaders have to reconcile their last differences on territorial adjustments and mark on maps their respective positions on areas where Greek Cypriots displaced 42 years ago by Turkish troops will return.

Turkish troops occupied 37.5 percent of Cypriot territory in 1974, in a military action spurred by a short-lived coup of the military rulers of Greece. Endit