51.   The decision appeared to be in response to strong U.S. pressure for a moratorium on flights over the divided island by Greek and Turkish warplanes.

52.   The delegation is here to meet with Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs from the other side of the divided island.

53.   The divided island has been a persistent stumbling block in relations between regional rivals Greece and Turkey.

54.   The EU is scheduled to open membership negotiations before the Spring with the divided island nation and at least five Eastern European nations.

55.   The foreign minister of Cyprus said Tuesday he was satisfied with discussions on U.N. efforts to restart direct negotiations to reunite the divided island.

56.   The Greek Orthodox archbishop of Cyprus appealed Tuesday for help in preserving Christian churches from desecration in the northern part of this divided island.

57.   The Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders rejected U.N. ideas for breaking the long deadlock in negotiations over the divided island as their latest round of reunification talks ended Monday.

58.   The Greek Cypriot government welcomed the resolutions, saying they suggested a new impetus toward its call for disarmament and negotiations on the divided island.

59.   The incident came despite intense U.S. efforts to persuade Greece and Turkey to agree to a moratorium on military flights over the divided island.

60.   The president had asked voters for support to strengthen his hand in the upcoming negotiations on the future of the divided island.