Cyprus President and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias (3rd R), Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu (3rd L), European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule (2nd L) and UN Secretary General's special advisor on Cyprus Alexander Downer (2nd R) attend the opening ceremony for the Limnitis/Yesilirmak crossing, the 7th along the 180-km-long UN-controlled buffer zone in Cyprus, Oct. 14, 2010. Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Thursday inaugurated a long-awaited new crossing point in a remote area of northwestern Cyprus. The new crossing, at a place called Limnitis by Greek Cypriots and Yesilirmak by Turkish Cypriots, has been at the centre of a long joint campaign by citizens from both sides of the divided island. [Xinhua]

The European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule speaks at the opening ceremony for the Limnitis/Yesilirmak crossing, the 7th along the 180-km-long UN-controlled buffer zone in Cyprus, Oct. 14, 2010. [Xinhua]