11.   Greek Cypriots want the island reunified as a single state in line with U.N. resolutions, while the Turkish Cypriots seek a looser arrangement linking two independent states.

12.   Greek Cypriots want the island reunified as a single state while the Turkish side seeks a looser arrangement linking two independent states.

13.   In January, the leaders of Greek and Turkish Cypriots launched U.N.-brokered talks, meeting three times a week to discuss how the island could be reunified.

14.   International efforts led by the United States and the United Nations to reunify the island remain deadlocked because of Turkish Cypriot demands to be recognized as a separate entity.

15.   International efforts to reunify the island have failed.

16.   It is hoped that their meeting, the first in nearly three years, will resolve the deadlock in efforts to reunify the island.

17.   Miller is in Cyprus to try and restart talks to reunify the island.

18.   Numerous United Nations efforts to reunify the island have failed.

19.   Numerous U.N. efforts to reunify the island have failed.

20.   On Monday, the Dutch, German and French governments issued a declaration questioning the wisdom of admitting Cyprus unless the Mediterranean island is first reunified.