Cyprus president ready for peace talks after UN spat over

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Talks to reunify the ethnically divided island of Cyprus appeared to be back on track Friday when its president said he’s ready to pick up where things left off following a halt after a perceived attempt to diplomatically upgrade the island’s breakaway Turkish Cypriot north.
A statement said President Nicos Anastasiades is pleased that the United Nations has clarified there’s no change to its policy of recognizing only the government of the Cyprus R