WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Department of State said it welcomed news of Friday`s positive meeting between Mehmet Ali Talat, President of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), and Demetris Christofias, leader of the Greek Cypriot administration.
A written statement by State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, "we are encouraged by the leaders` agreement to rejuvenate working group meetings immediately, and to resume full-fledged negotiations in three months in pursuit of a comprehensive settlement that would reunify the island into a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation."
The statement said they congratulated the leaders on their agreement to reopen, as soon as possible, the Ledra Street crossing in Lefkosa after over forty years of closure and such steps build requisite confidence between the parties to advance toward a comprehensive settlement.
"The United States will continue its full support for this constructive dialogue, and for efforts by the United Nations to forge a just and lasting Cyprus settlement," it added.
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