NICOSIA, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – The latest round of UN-backed peace talks
between the leaders of the Greek Cypriot Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north broke up in acrimony on Thursday over marking a 1950 referendum in schools, the Turkish Cypriot president said.
Mustafa Akinci said when the issue came up of cancelling the decision
to mark the referendum on unity with Greece in Greek Cypriot schools, Cyprus
President Nicos Anastasiades said there “was nothing else to say, slammed the door and left.”
“At that point there was nothing more to do as this meeting needs to
be conducted in an atmosphere of respect so we also left the meeting and came here,” he added.