Ethnically split Cyprus' rival leaders agree to 2 more crossings across island's dividing line

The rival leaders of the ethnically split island of Cyprus agreed on Monday to open two new crossing points for vehicular traffic along a U.N.-controlled buffer zone in the first such development in nearly a decade.

Ethnically split Cyprus' rival leaders agree to 2 more crossings across island's dividing line

TL;DR

  • Rival leaders of Cyprus agreed to open two new crossing points.
  • The crossings will allow vehicular traffic.
  • They will be situated along the U.N.-controlled buffer zone.
  • This is the first development of its kind in nearly a decade.