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Greek and Turkish Cypriots will cooperate on removing landmines between their estranged communities and undertake initiatives on the environment and climate change, their leaders agreed on Wednesday, weeks after the U.N. hailed the first meaningful progress in years in talks on the future of the divided island.
The announcement was made in a statement on behalf of Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar released by the United Nations mission in Cyprus following a meeting between the two.
The two communities, who live on separate sides of Cyprus, also plan to establish a technical committee to address youth issues as part of a package of confidence-building measures between the two sides, the statement said.