Erdogan urges EU leaders to help restart Cyprus talks

Following Dimitris Hristofias' election to the leadership of Greek Cyprus, efforts to restart talks for a settlement on the long-divided island have risen. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly sent a letter earlier this month to the leaders of European Union member states expressing Ankara's will to resume talks for a just and permanent settlement on Cyprus under the auspices of the United Nations, as well as within the framework of the plan proposed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.