TRNC NEWS HEADLINES

TALAT-HRISTOFIAS STARTED COMPREHENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS

It was stated that the meeting of the President Mehmet Ali Talat and the Greek Cypriot Administration Leader Dimitris Hristofias which started with the aim of finding a permanent solution to the Cyprus problem within the framework of direct negotiations continued about 4 hours yesterday and they discussed ‘ administration and power sharing’ issues.

After the meeting, only the UN Secretary General’s Cyprus Special Advisor Alexander Downer made a statement to the press and said ‘today, a very good meeting was realized. But, surely the road is fairly long. We are at the beginning of the process.

In his brief statement after the meeting, the UN Secretary General’s Cyprus Special Advisor Alexander Downer said that yesterday, the leaders decided not to talk to the press and discussed ‘Administration and Power Sharing Issues’. Stating that the meeting was constructive and efficient, Downer said that they will come together again on 18 September.

As an answer to the questions of journalists, Downer said that there was not any decided time limit and the leaders will do whatever is necessary for the continuation of the process.

Moreover, as an answer to the question ‘Did the leaders only realize a meeting or negotiate?’ Downer said ‘they negotiated’ and after ‘administration and power sharing issues’ they will discuss ‘property’ issue.

CYPRUS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREPARING A DRAFT PROPOSAL

Head of the Cyprus Turkish Football Association (CTFA) Omer Adal said that they were continuing their studies in order to reply to the proposals made by the FIFA.

Adal stated that he presented the proposal to the Administrative Board and it is accepted by the Board. Omer Adal underlined that the news in the Greek Cypriot Press about the issue that CTFA will participate in the Greek Cypriot Football Association was their own comment.

Adal stated that the main target of the CTFA is to lift the isolations on the Cyprus Turkish Football and the integration of Turkish Cypriot football to the European and Worldwide football and added that the FIFA was helping them for this target and the proposals were the results of these studies.

However Adal stated that acceptance of these proposals was unfavorable therefore this had to be evaluated sensitively and added ‘we do not have the right to cause an incident which shall harm the rights of the Turkish Cypriots gained in 1960 Constitution and the equality of the Turkish Cypriots in return for a financial support from the FIFA.”