Editing Cyprus problem (section)

===2015–2017 talks===
{{Main|2015–2017 Cyprus talks}}
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, [[Nicos Anastasiades]], and President of Northern Cyprus, [[Mustafa Akıncı]], met for the first time and restarted peace talks on 12 May 2015. On 7 July 2017, the UN-sponsored talks which had been held in the Swiss Alps for the previous 10 days were brought to a halt after negotiations broke down.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/cyprus-reunification-talks-collapse-amid-angry-scenes | title=Cyprus reunification talks collapse amid angry scenes| newspaper=The Guardian| date=7 July 2017| last1=Smith| first1=Helena}}</ref> Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana ended without a peace and reunification deal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cyprus talks end without a peace and reunification deal|work=BBC News|date=7 July 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40530370|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

On 1 October 2017, former British foreign secretary [[Jack Straw]] stated that only a [[Two-state solution (Cyprus)|partitioned island]] would bring the dispute between [[Turkish Cypriots|Turkish]] and [[Greek Cypriots]] to an end.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/cyrpus-turkish-greek-cypriots-partition-eu-international-community-should-act-a7976711.html|title=Only a partitioned island will bring the dispute between Turkish and Greek Cypriots to an end|work=The Independent |date=1 October 2017|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> On 2 October, Turkish Cypriot FM Tahsin Ertugruloglu said federation on island is impossible.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/turkish-cypriot-fm-says-federation-on-island-impossible/929149|title=Turkish Cypriot FM says federation on island impossible|agency=Anadolu |date=6 October 2017|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref>

In late 2017, Business Monitor International, part of the [[Fitch Group]], downgraded its assessment of a new Cyprus unification deal from slim to extremely remote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41136.pdf|title=Cyprus: Reunification Proving Elusive|publisher=Congressional Research Service |first=Vincent L. |last=Morelli |date=15 April 2019 |page=41|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/176366/fitch-business-group-sees-almost-no-hope-cyprus-unity/|title=Fitch Business Group Sees Almost No Hope for Cyprus Unity|date=28 September 2017|work=The National Herald |access-date=25 March 2020|archive-date=25 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325164822/https://www.thenationalherald.com/176366/fitch-business-group-sees-almost-no-hope-cyprus-unity/|url-status=dead}}</ref>