TALKS between the leaders of the divided Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities have yielded little progress, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said yesterday, and just maintaining the momentum was no longer enough, he said.

THE TWO leaders meet today with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, kicking off a fifth round of tripartite talks, after leaving Cyprus in a fog of pessimism earlier this week. 

The latest round of talks, now in their fourth year, will be held again at the Greentree estate on Long Island, lending them the moniker Greentree 2. 

RAUF Denktash has left an indelible mark on the history of the Republic. Together with Archbishop Makarios, he shaped the political realities of our country such as they are today.