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[repulsewarrior]

...for the first time in a long time, i have not read two speeches one conjoined to the other, that demonstrate what makes the solitudes of this people now isolated from each other so impossible three months from now, with the start of 2009. However within the components of these speeches we have clues as to how a Federal system of government will divide the Jurisdictions, between itself and the National Assemblies which must be created for there to exist a Bicommunal nature in our politic, a Principal we are commited to as a State.

the issue of missing persons
education
Cypriot Patrimony
"property issue", the displaced
isolation

these are issues that are important to both parties, albeit from different perspectives.

"As the Turkish Cypriot side, we want to establish a new partnership state in Cyprus, based on the political equality of the two peoples and which is composed of two constituent states of equal status. We believe that Cyprus could be unified under such a framework and that we can stand before the world with a single international identity", says Talat.

Christofias said, that Turkey must contribute to the process in a positive way, adding that he expects Ankara to rise to the occasion and fulfil its obligations arising from its efforts to join the EU. Turkey refuses to recognise the ‘Republic of Cyprus’, which joined the EU in May 2004, and has yet to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot flagged vessels and aircraft, as demanded by the EU.

thus: two National Assemblies, one State; three governments, one Cyprus.

[halil]

News from the Northern Cyprus

6TH UNIT OF TEKNECIK DIESEL ELECTRIC POWER STATION ARRIVES TODAY

The production capacity of the Teknecik Power Station is being upgraded.

The 6th unit which will be assembled at the station arrived in Gazimagusa (Famagusta )port today.

The montage of the main engine of the 6th unit which comes from Italy will begin in two weeks time following the arrival of its generator from Finland.

Production capacity at the station is expected to be upgraded to 105 megawatts by December this year.

The TRNC Electricity Authority has announced that power cuts will be experienced tomorrow morning in some areas as the unit is being transported to the Northern coast.

[RichardB]

The TRNC Electricity Authority has announced that power cuts will be experienced tomorrow morning in some areas

Nothing new there then

[halil]

The TRNC Electricity Authority has announced that power cuts will be experienced tomorrow morning in some areas

Nothing new there then

power cuts will be done on the way ,where huge generating systems will be pass . on the way there is a electricity wirings are passing on the way.

[halil]

HIGH LEVEL CONTACTS MARK THE CYPRUS AGENDA AHEAD OF TOMORROW’S LEADERS MEETING

As the next Talat-Christofias meeting, scheduled to take place tomorrow, approaches, Cyprus is experiencing a very busy tempo with high level contacts.

After a break of 22 days, President Mehmet Ali Talat and the Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias will continue negotiating the issue of federal executive body tomorrow.

The UN Special Advisor for Cyprus Alexander Downer, who arrived in Cyprus yesterday, was received by President Mehmet Ali Talat this morning.

Britain’s Special Representative to Cyprus- Caroline Flint is also on the island for a 2-day visit.

Following her contacts in the South yesterday, Mrs Flint was later received by President Talat in the afternoon.

On the other hand, a delegation from the Elders arrived on the island yesterday to express full support to the Cyprus peace process.

The Elders delegation consisting of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former US President Jimmy Carter and former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi gave a short press release at the UNDP-ACT office at the UN controlled buffer zone yesterday.

Speaking here Archbishop Desmond Tutu referred to the struggle he waged against apartheid and violence in South Africa, and noted that now democracy has been achieved in the country.

So bearing that mind, he said a solution is possible in Cyprus.
Next to take the microphone was former US president Jimmy Carter.
He said it is not up to the outsiders to decide on the solution of the Cyprus problem but to the Cypriots themselves.

He also reminded that the international community fully supports a solution being found to the Cyprus problem.

Former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi for his part said that the leaders in Cyprus have taken a major responsibility by restarting the negotiations process and this of course both excites and pleases the Elders.

Right after the press release, the Elders delegation then came together with both Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot youth.
Then they moved on to the routine meeting of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot Political Parties organized by the Slovakian Embassy at the Ledra Palace Hotel.

Today, the Elders delegation met with President Mehmet Ali Talat.
Tutu, Carter and Brahimi will give a press briefing in the afternoon about their Cyprus contacts.

In an earlier joint statement, the Elders group said they would be in Cyprus to lend their support and encouragement to those working towards ending the island’s decades of division.

The Elders who commended the efforts of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders also emphasized that they will not be involved in the current negotiations.

[halil]

GAR STAGES DEMONSTRATION FOR STOP UNCONTROLLED USE OF PERSTICIDES

Girne Animal Rescue staged a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources today to voice their concerns over the random use of fatal poisons in the country.

The protestors drew attention to fact that poisonous chemicals used did not only kill stray animals but also had a damaging effect on the environment.

Animal lovers, young and old gathered in front of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources waving placards protesting the killing of animals.

Supporting the Animal Rescue’s protest action was the Green Peace Movement.

Speaking at the protest, the President of Girne Animal Rescue Margret Ray drew attention to the fact that many pets and domestic animals were being poisoned.

She said that they had been petitioning since 2006 for the banning of poisonous substances and in the process had collected nearly three thousand signatures.

Highlighting the need for officials to control and supervise the use of poisonous pesticides, Ray said she believed the government will be taking necessary precautions without delay.

The group also handed a list of demands and a petition to a ministry official to be passed onto the Minister Mustafa Gokmen.

Meanwhile a press statement issued by the Ministry said that they were aware of the effects of the uncontrolled use of pesticides but added that issue was out of their jurisdiction.

“The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources will make sure that the relevant Ministries take up this serious issue” the statement read.

[EPSILON]

Thats why time frames were important, the GCs will now string things out to suit themselves.

Whats the rush boys, we have time on our side, oh yes, you don't do you, you need a quick solution because your EU application is about to expire huh?

cheeky lot, you have had 34 years to do this and now you are trying to blame the GC side AGAIN.

You know what they say in cyprus , siga siga!

see you all next year.

I think you forget from which language the word OXI comes from.....

We always remember who said OXI. Were these who was clearly considered stupids in the plan (the word "stupids" did not mention just for phycholigical reasons)

[halil]

CYPRUS LEADERS AGREE TO MEET ON A WEEKLY BASIS

President Mehmet Ali Talat and the Leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration Demetris Christofias have agreed on a change in the procedure of full-fledged peace talks.
From now on, the two leaders will meet on a weekly basis to keep the momentum of the peace process going.

Next meeting between Talat and Christofias will come on Monday.
The agreement came during today’s meeting between the two leaders which took place at the UN protected area in Lefkosa.
The meeting lasted for nearly three and a half hours where the two leaders had a private meeting for an hour.

Upon the request by Talat and Christofias, the UN Special Advisor for Cyprus Alexander Downer, who was also present at the meeting, made a short statement about today’s progress.
Downer said the leaders have achieved progress on the issue of federal governance and they also began discussions on the structure of the federal executive.

The two sides will continue their discussions on Monday with their proposals prepared on relevant issues, he said.
The next issue awaiting the negotiations agenda is the property issue- one of the most critical core issues of a comprehensive settlement- once the current issues of governance and power-sharing are closed.

[halil]

Talat and Christofias should have open dialogue with the ‘Other’



Niyazi Kizilyurek

“Tell me your enemy, I will tell you who you are.”
Carl Schmitt

Historian Gul Inanc wrote an open letter to the leaders recently declaring a few interesting and useful suggestions. Inanc invited Mehmet Ali Talat and Demetris Christofias to address the “other” community on television suggesting that Talat begin a dialogue with the Greek Cypriots and Christofias begin a dialogue with the Turkish Cypriots. At this stage I would like to remind you that Gul Inanc worked at the Eastern Mediterranean University and also tutored Turkology at the Cyprus University enabling him to get together with Greek Cypriot students. Gul Inanc is an academic who had the opportunity to get into dialogues with the youth of both communities and saw the benefits of doing so through that experience.
His suggestions deserve being taken seriously. Such a dialogue is not a luxury in the negotiation process that we are going through, it is, in fact, a necessity. There are numerous benefits in the leaders, who are sitting at the negotiating table, taking the time and looking and focusing on the benefits of their community. As a matter of fact a solution that could be found would affect the lives of everyone living in Cyprus so the dialogue that the leaders might start with the other community instead of a monologue only focusing on their electors is not a ‘favour’ but more of a necessity driven from political etiquettes.
As Amos Oz stated, even if people see themselves 100 percent right, there are countless benefits of putting themselves in other people’s shoes. Even if we do not put ourselves in other people’s shoes, the act of talking to the ‘other’ allows us to acknowledge their humanity and this is the only way to overcome the abstract notion of the ‘faceless’, ‘anonymous’ third person singular ‘Greek Cypriot’ or ‘Turkish Cypriot’ created by the nationalist ideologies. Trying to understand that the people defined as the ‘other’ also have basic worries such as safety and living in harmony and peace just as ‘we’ do is a large step taken against prejudice.
In truth, the Cyprus Problem that has been going on for half a century and the ethnic tension that was the mid-wife and the child of this problem, has caused the communities to alienate themselves and has also caused the political elites to shape their political careers via the Cyprus Problem. Political experts, while addressing their own community, have sealed their ears to the ‘other’ and have become part of the problem where, in fact, the nature of politics is to be ‘problem solver’. The dialogue to be built with the ‘other’ community should not be seen as an ordinary ‘deficiency’ or ‘passive’ attitude. This deficiency of communication is in fact taking an active stand against peace, because the lack of dialogue is not only because of lack of interest to the ‘other’ but also because of considering them as an ‘enemy’.
Whether they are Greek Cypriot or Turkish Cypriot the politicians affect the individual’s life, as well as the present and future destiny of every one living on the island. So they need to have political and ethical responsibility towards every one living in the country of Cyprus. It is pointless for politicians who do not feel such a responsibility to claim that they are putting in efforts for peace. Opening their ears to the reality of people from different communities is the best precaution against nationalism that ‘nationalises’ reality.
Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat should listen to Gul Inanc’s suggestion and set an example for others through their first step. This is not a ‘gesture’ but a political-ethical act that they owe to the people they mean to define the future for.

[EPSILON]

NEGOTIATIONS SET TO RESUME ON THE 8TH OF OCTOBER HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO THE 10TH OF OCTOBER

It’s been announced that negotiations on the Cyprus Problem set to resume between the two leaders on the 8th of October has been postponed to the 10th of October.
According to the information obtained from the TRNC Presidency the meeting of the two leaders was postponed because of Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias’ visit to Bulgaria.

According to the statements made by the two leaders after the 18th of September meeting the discussions will continue on governance and power sharing on the 10th of October.

Firstly you have to Evaluate the negotiating Parties. We re speaking about the president of the Republic of Cyprus and the Muhctar of T/cs. Then we can continiue about some rights of minorities- such as-they can have their religion, thy can speak their language, they can have their own education program, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT MAJORITY RIGHTS TO BE GEYS OR STRAITHS.!!!!

GOOOOODMORING GREEKS OF CYPRUS