Turk Offers Greeks Plan to Settle Dispute
From Times Wire Reports
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash offered Greek Cypriots a plan that he said might serve as a “catalyst” to a final settlement on the divided Mediterranean island.
Denktash proposed freedom of movement and normalization of the flow of goods between the two sides, which are split by a fortified border.
Economic sanctions against Turkish northern Cyprus should be lifted in return, he said. There was no immediate reaction from Greek Cyprus.
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