TRNC NEWS HEADLINES

PRESIDENT TALAT : “NEGOTIATIONS CANNOT CONTINUE FORVEVER”

President Mehmet Ali Talat noted that Turkeys EU negotiations bid and the Presidential elections in the TRNC will be defining factors during the Cyprus negotiations process.

Drawing attention to the fact that in the following days the economic issue will come to an end and the land issue and guarantee issue will be taken up during the talks, President Talat said ‘these are critical issues’.

Upon being asked what issues had been agreed on during the talks, President Talat said they had reached consensus on many issues and had made good progress.

‘There have been issues that we have agreed on and we haven’t agreed on, what’s important is that we have discussed every issue and we have clarified our positions’, he added.

Noting that the world’s interest in the Cyprus issue is platonic, Talat expressed his disappointment over this stance.

Referring to the Yesilirmak area, the President said that if a gate is opened at this point it would change the fate of the Erenkoy village.

Pointing to the moves that the new government has decided to take concerning history books, Talat said a lot of problems will be experienced if the history books are returned to their former state.

OZGURGUN FORWARDED EXPECTATIONS ABOUT ISOLATIONS

Foreign Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun forwarded to British High Commissioner Peter Millet TRNC Government’s expectations about lifting up the unjust isolations.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, during the courtesy visit made by the British High Commissioner Peter Millet to the Foreign Minister in the Ministry, negotiation process and the recent developments on the Cyprus problem have been evaluated and also Millet wished success to the Minister in his new post.

DOWNER: “I AM DISGUSTED”

Statements of Alexander Downer Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General in a meeting with a group of 25 Greek Cypriots last week were reacted by some Greek Cypriot politicians.

According to the news of Phileleftheros, a Greek Cypriot Daily, in the meeting, Downer mentioned a new referenda and its acceptance with a support of 53 %.

According to the allegations in the news report, in the meeting, Downer said that he was disgusted, while he was reading Greek Cypriot dailies Phileleftheros, Simerini and channels, ANT 1, Sigma TV.

On the other hand, in his statement on the issue, Dimitris Silluris, Head of EVRO.KO, said that Downer’s intervention in South Cyprus ’ internal affairs was unacceptable. He added that 25 people, who made a restricted meeting with Downer, were supporters of the Annan Plan.

Furthermore, both Ionas Nikolau, Deputy Head of DISI and Fotis Fotiu, Official Spokesman of the DIKO said that Downer’s statements were unacceptable.