sentences:  Both sides had the same housing programme, taking use of the abandoned properties.In April 2003, the Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş opened the border crossing for the first time since the island was divided, allowing both Greek and Turkish Cypriots to view their property for the first time since the separation of the two communities.Crossing procedures have since been relaxed allowing Cypriots from both communities to move relatively freely across the island.