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The leaders of Cyprus agreed to open two new crossing points for vehicular traffic along a U.N.-controlled buffer zone, marking the first such development in nearly a decade. Currently, there are nine crossing points along the 180-kilometer (120-mile) buffer zone separating the Turkish Cypriot north from the Greek Cypriot south. The new crossing points, planned for the island's northwest and southeast, aim to ease access for thousands of daily users. The agreement signifies progress in talks between Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, potentially paving the way for resumed negotiations to resolve the island's ethnic divide. Cyprus has been ethnically split since 1974 when Turkey invaded following a coup by supporters of union with Greece.
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