111. Progress in the U.N.-brokered talks has been blocked primarily by the insistence of Denktash on the recognition of his breakaway state.
112. Rauf Denktash, leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island, echoed a similar warning.
113. Rauf Denktash, leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state, insists on equal recognition for his state with the Greek Cypriot side in any peace negotiations.
114. Recognition of the breakaway state is ruled out by the U.N. Security Council.
115. Russia views the rebels as part of what it calls a terrorist campaign to establish a breakaway Islamic state.
116. Talks between Clerides and Denktash stalled in August when Denktash first demanded recognition for his breakaway state and that the EU end its talks with Cyprus.
117. The breakaway northern state is recognized solely by Turkey.
118. The breakaway state created in the Turkish Cypriot sector is only recognized by Turkey.
119. The breakaway state in northern Cyprus denies the charges of vandalism and desecration of holy sites.
120. The breakaway state is only recognized by Ankara.