
The division of Cyprus
Today marks 50 years since Turkey invaded Cyprus. The island remains divided
Turkey invaded Cyprus 50 years ago today and the country still remains divided. We’ll discuss the impact of the division on the communities with Constantinos Kombos, Cyprus' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ahmet Soezen, Turkish Cypriot scholar and former negotiator.
Also in the programme: How Kai Hoss, the grandson of Auschwitz Nazi commandant, Rudolf Hoss, came to terms with his grandfather's legacy.
Joining presenter Paul Henley are Lesley Vinjamuri, the director of the US and Americas programme at Chatham House, the famous London thinktank, and professor of international relations at SOAS University of London, and French journalist, Eric Albert, who is a European economic correspondent for the French daily, Le Monde.
(Picture: Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos and U.S. Ambassador Julie Fisher (not pictured) attend a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou).
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- Sat 20 Jul 202407:06GMTBBC World Service