lived Greek Cypriot coup aimed at union with Greece. Its troops are deployed in the north of the Mediterranean island. Turkey refuses to recognise Cyprus's Greek Cypriot government which represents the whole of the island in the EU. Ankara backs a Turkish Cypriot breakaway state in the north. The envoys made some progress on the "negotiating framework" -- the technical rules for talks -- which will be presented to Turkey when negotiations open, along with Wednesday's statement. Cyprus had demanded firmer deadlines for recognition by Turkey. But it bent to pressure from Britain which feared a tougher stance might raise tensions in the talks with Ankara. --More 2138 Local Time 1838 GMT
