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A wall through Nicosia reflects the decades-old ethnic divide in Cyprus, in photos
Nicosia's divided capital in Cyprus remains separated by a UN-controlled buffer zone since the 1974 Turkish invasion following a Greek-backed coup. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is visiting to push for resumed peace talks between Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, though positions have hardened over decades of failed negotiations.
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