# Cyprus rivals agree new crossings across island’s dividing line

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/cyprus-rivals-agree-new-crossings-across-islands-dividing-line/
- Published: 2026-11-09T20:50:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T06:12:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Al Jazeera (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/9/cyprus-rivals-agree-new-crossings-across-islands-dividing-line?traffic_source=rss
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Leaders agreed to open two new crossings.
- They also plan to coordinate emergencies and share archives.
- The steps aim to restart UN-backed peace talks.

## Summary

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have agreed to open two new crossings across the island’s dividing line, alongside steps to coordinate emergency responses and share archival materials. The measures are the first concrete sign of improved relations after nearly a decade of deadlock and are intended to build confidence ahead of renewed UN-backed peace talks.

The agreement was reached at a meeting with UN envoy Maria Angela Holguin in the buffer zone, with the leaders due to meet again in the coming weeks alongside UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The new crossings would bring the total to 11. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, and the last official reunification talks collapsed in 2017; disputes over the ground rules and Turkiye’s role remain unresolved.

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