Nicosia, March 16, SPA -- The new government of TurkishCypriot premier Mehmet Ali Talat won a vote of confidenceWednesday in Turkish-part of northern Cyprus, in a boostto efforts to reunify the divided island. Talat, whose Republican Turkish Party won Feb. 20parliamentary elections in the breakaway Turkish Cypriotstate recognized only by Turkey, formed a new governmentwith the Democrat Party of his previous coalition partner,Serdar Denktash. The new government commands 30 seats in the 50-seatparliament and says it wants a solution to the island'spartition.--SPA1351 Local Time 1051 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/247226
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