US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a statement before a meeting with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, at the U.N buffer zone in Ledras palace in the divided capital Nicosia, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Biden is in Cyprus for an official, two-day visit to the ethnically divided island. Biden underscored Cyprus’ potential to become key provider of natural gas to Europe, saying that newly discovered offshore reserves of the fossil fuel represented a unique opportunity for the divided island nation. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)