On Northern Cyprus

BABACAN: ‘IT IS NOT BENEFICIAL TO WAIT UNILATERAL CONCESSIONS FROM TURKEY ’

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chief Negotiator Ali Babacan stated that it was not beneficial to wait unilateral concessions from Turkey on the issue of Cyprus problem. During the joint press conference arranged at Government Guesthouse after Turkey-EU Troika Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, Babacan said ‘our aim in Cyprus is to reach a comprehensive solution on the base of the UN as soon as possible. We will continue to support the efforts on this issue henceforth as before’.

Adding that during the meeting they discussed the Cyprus problem Babacan said ‘we demanded from the EU to support the comprehensive solution efforts implemented within the UN parameters. We wait from the EU and the member states to encourage the Greek Cypriot Administration with the aim of finding a solution in the island which would bring peace and stability for both people and the whole island. Technical support of the EU for the process started in the island would be important. Especially, I also want to express that it would not be beneficial to wait for the unilateral concessions from Turkey ’.

TALAT WILL BE HOST OF ANASTASIADES ON THURSDAY NIGHT
President Mehmet Ali Talat will be host of the main opposition party leader in South Cyprus , leader of DİSİ Party Nikos Anastasiades on Thursday night. Talat will visit Anastasiades at his house in Limassol and will be his host at dinner. It is expected that ex-leader of DİSİ, and ex-president of the Greek Cypriot Administration Glafkos Clerides will also be present at the dinner. Anastasiades and Clerides were hosted by the president Talat recently. Meanwhile, President Mehmet Ali Talat will come together with the Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias tonight at a reception to be organised at the Ledra Palace Hotel.

PAPADOPULOS: ‘CHRISTOFIAS WAS WRONG’

It was stated that Nikolas Papadopulos, the son of DIKO Parliamentarian and the Greek Cypriot Administration’s ex-leader Tasos Papadopulos said that Greek Cypriot Administration Leader Christofias accepted 50.000 TRNC Turkish origin citizens to stay in the island and this was a big mistake. During his statement, Papadopulos qualified the statement of AKEL Press Spokesman Antros Kiprianu related to the statement of Former President of Greek Cypriot Administration Tasos Papadopulos for his commitment for 50.000 TRNC origin citizens to stay in the island as being unfortunate. However, AKEL Press Spokesman Antros Kiprianu who was asked to answer the criticism of Nikolas Papadopulos expressed that his statement was unnecessary and said ‘I advise Nikolas Papadopulos to his father to have the answers’.