GENEVA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Turkish Cypriote leader said Friday that ongoing Cyprus negotiations must broker "mutually acceptable formulas" to ensure that both the Turkish and Greek Cypriote communities of the divided island feel secure.

This is seen as a deal breaker if any viable agreement is to be reached by rival delegations engaged in UN-facilitated talks since Monday.

"The five party conference is all about security and guarantees," said Turkish Cypriote leader Mustafa Akinci on the second day of an international conference on Cyprus.

"The reality is that Turkish Cypriotes want to feel secure, but we are in agreement that the security of one community should not be pursued as a threat to the other community," he added.

The conference follows three days of negotiations between Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart at Geneva's UN headquarters.

Involving the foreign ministers of the three guarantor powers -- Turkey, Greece and Britain, it is seen as a historic opportunity to broker a deal which could end decades of division.

Though much headway has been made this week, a number of sticking points including security and guarantees remain.

Around 30,000 Turkish troops are currently stationed in northern parts of the small Mediterranean island, while a small contingent of Greek forces are present in southern areas.

Akinci reminded that for decades now Northern Cyprus' security has been guaranteed solely by Ankara.

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