In today’s episode, "the scenario of a mutually agreed solution to the Cyprus problem is fading and will not be available much longer," UN Special Representative in Cyprus Colin Stewart has warned. In other news, the government’s withdrawal from talks with airport operators Hermes is but a smokescreen intended to kick the can down the road, a source apprised of the negotiations has told the Cyprus Mail, and Turkey will reinforce its military presence in the north after the United States lifted defence trade restrictions on Cyprus,  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said.

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