Waging peace between Greeks, Turks in Cyprus

CHRIS LIVESAY:

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is a country divided. The majority, ethnic Greeks, live in the south, in the Republic of Cyprus, an internationally-recognized government and member of the European Union. In the North are mostly ethnic Turks, calling themselves the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, officially recognized by only one country, Turkey.

It's a standoff born of a war four decades ago. The flags of each nationality still fly opposite each other across a United Nations-controlled "buffer zone," which stretches the entire 180-mile length of the island and cuts right through the divided capital city, Nicosia.

People passing from one side of the island to the other must go through checkpoints. It's a really short distance. Rita Severis, a Greek Cypriot, is the founder of an art museum located steps away from the buffer zone. The whole city is divided in two?

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