71.   The United States has been seeking to persuade Greece and Turkey to agree to a moratorium on military flights over the divided island.

72.   The U.N. representative in Cyprus opened meetings Friday with leaders of the estranged Greek and Turkish communities in a bid to reunite the divided island.

73.   The U.N. special envoy to Cyprus expressed determination on Tuesday to restart peace negotiations for the unification of the divided island.

74.   The United Nations appealed for dialogue Wednesday to ease tensions that have risen sharply on the divided island over the past six months.

75.   The United States and the European Union have criticized Cyprus for buying the missiles, warning it would aggravate tensions on the divided island.

76.   They are deciding whether to stick with their long-time leader Rauf Denktash at a time of mounting Western pressure for reunification of the divided island.

77.   Turkey dispatched its Fatih frigate and two speedboats to the divided island Friday in response to a Greek Cypriot government decision to deploy Russian-made surface-to-air missiles.

78.   Turkey has threatened to use force to stop the deployment of the Russian-built missile system on the divided Mediterranean island.

79.   Turkey is waiting for Greek Cypriots to respond to Turkish Cypriot gestures to move toward a settlement of the divided island, Turkish Prime Minister Tansu Ciller said Saturday.

80.   Turkish security forces clashed with armed Greek Cypriots Thursday on the border separating the Greek and Turkish communities on this divided island, a Turkish Cypriot news report said.