‘More overlap than expected’ in public’s opinions on Cyprus problem

A study conducted into public opinion on the Cyprus problem and what needs to be done to resolve it found what the British high commission’s political section’s head Rich Calver described as “more overlap than expected” in Turkish Cypriots’ and Greek Cypriots’ positions, with focus groups on both sides broadly accepting each other’s demands for initiatives to improve one another’s lives.

The study, which was titled “alleviating the daily negative effects of the conditions of the non-settlement...