The two Cypriot leaders' meeting scheduled for Monday, February 8 in Nicosia was postponed to a later date due to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı's illness, Cyprus News Agency reported Sunday.The leader of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was prescribed bed rest until he shakes off his bronchitis Anadolu Agency also reported.Akıncı's and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastaides last meeting took place on Jan. 28.The leaders also met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Jan. 21.In the meeting both leaders stressed that they had not yet concluded a deal and that difficult issues remained over territory, property and compensation, but both said they were working for an agreement in 2016.Political tensions on the long-divided island have eased since talks resumed on May 15, 2015, following Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akıncı's election in April.Talks between Anastasiades and Akıncı to produce a federal state with two autonomous entities have been positive and many of those involved have said they expect an agreement on reunifying the island to be made by the end of the year.Also in May, 2015 leaders agreed on a five-step plan to resolve the Cyprus issue following a meeting hosted by the U.N. special adviser for Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide. These steps included opening more crossing points, interconnecting power grids, allowing cellphone interoperability on both sides of the island, resolving the issue of radio frequency conflicts and forming a joint committee on gender equality.The island was divided into a Turkish Cypriot government in the northern third and a Greek Cypriot government in the southern two-thirds of the island after a 1974 military coup by Greece was followed by an intervention by Turkey as a guarantor state. Border gates between Turkish Cyprus and Greek Cyprus were opened in April 2003.A major initiative collapsed in 2004 when a U.N. reunification blueprint was rejected by Greek Cypriots in a referendum. Anastasiades, who backed the 2004 initiative, said it was important that there were no winners or losers from the process.Turkish leaders have consistently affirmed that they are determined to bring a permanent resolution to the conflict on the divided island and have urged the international community to contribute to the peace.A "United Cyprus Federation" has been on the agenda of resumed reunification negotiations with Greek Cyprus, Akıncı said in July. The guarantor statuses of Turkey, Greece and the United Kingdom have also been left out of the debate so far, Akıncı also said