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[askimwos]

Can they kick-start the talks?
By Jean Christou

THE INTERNATIONAL community pushed ahead with efforts for the resumption of talks about talks yesterday during a meeting between UN Chief of Mission Michael Moller and the ambassadors of the Security Council’s five permanent members.

Last week the five ambassadors of France, Britain, China, Russia and the US met Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and before that the Security Council issued a statement calling for the July 8 agreement to move forward.

The five ambassadors reiterated the readiness of the international community to support and assist the UN-brokered July 8 process that is designed to lead to a resumption of full-fledged negotiations on the Cyprus issue.

So far the process has gone nowhere, and ten days ago the Turkish Cypriot side called a halt to ongoing meetings between senior aides to the two sides in order to review the situation.
The review was submitted to the UN on Monday, and yesterday it was forwarded to the Greek Cypriot side.

Without going into details, Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashiardis said yesterday it appeared from the response that the Turkish Cypriot side was not exactly enamoured of the July 8 process.

Pashiardis said yesterday the UN had passed on to them a letter by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat addressed to the UN Secretary General. It contained the Turkish side's positions on the current phase of the Cyprus problem and especially with regard to the July 8 agreement.

Pashiardis said the Greek Cypriot side would not take a stance until after examining the letter.
“I will restrict myself to saying that, judging by the facts at the moment, the Turkish side is not very thrilled about the July 8 agreement,” Pashiardis said.

Commenting on remarks by Hasan Ercakica, Talat's spokesman, that the Greek Cypriot side was trying to implement packages that should have been on the agenda of the technical committees and working groups, Pashiardis said: “Unfortunately for Mr Ercakica, neither the UN nor the international community, I believe, agree with his position and view.”

He was referring to a new package of measures by the government for economic aid to the Turkish Cypriots that is designed to pre-empt any move by the EU for direct trade with the north.

“We sincerely do not understand how and why Mr Ercakica is smelling enmity in the package of new measures we are proposing for the Turkish Cypriots and giving this gesture of ours any political dimension,” said Pashiardis.

”If our effort to financially strengthen the Turkish Cypriots and for the economic unification of our country is perceived by Mr Ercakica as a hostile action, I am sure that the vast majority of the Turkish Cypriots, who are already enjoying the previous social and economic measures we gave, will totally disagree with him.”

He said it was obvious that the main motive of the Turkish Cypriot leadership in seeking direct trade was political and not economic.

[free_cyprus]

when they speak about turkish side and greek side of cyprus they are really listening to what turkey and greece puts forth not independent cyoriot idea is.................................. since we dont have one single men on the island of cyprus to speak for the cypriots. rejections and exaptance of whatever is put on the table is a direct result of turkey and greece................... is this is not true i like to hear someone say so

[Piratis]

The only thing Talat and Turkey care about is how to upgrade their pseudo state.

In fact they couldn't care less about the well being of Turkish Cypriots. They would prefer to keep them poorer and with lower standards of living rather than accepting any kind of proposal that would not be compatible with their partition aim.

In a few words they keep TCs isolated by insisting on illegalities hoping that they can then use the TC's low standards of living to cry to EU for direct trade etc in order to upgrade their pseudo state.

[zan]

The only thing Talat and Turkey care about is how to upgrade their pseudo state.

In fact they couldn't care less about the well being of Turkish Cypriots. They would prefer to keep them poorer and with lower standards of living rather than accepting any kind of proposal that would not be compatible with their partition aim.

In a few words they keep TCs isolated by insisting on illegalities hoping that they can then use the TC's low standards of living to cry to EU for direct trade etc in order to upgrade their pseudo state.

And TPapa is offering us more.....if we turn Greek........sew back our foreskins.........and.................................

[Murataga]

Piratis wrote-

They would prefer to keep them poorer and with lower standards of living rather than accepting any kind of proposal that would not be compatible with their partition aim

Living independently under our own administration with GDP per capita over 10000$ and without the threat of GC attacks and racism? We are doing just fine, thank you very much...

Like it or not, embrace it or not, believe it or not: direct trade will happen with the TRNC. No reasonable person arguing the "if", the only question is how soon.

[pitsilos]

and i bet when you see OJ simpson you think its some kind of fruit juice don't yeah?

[Pyrpolizer]

Piratis wrote-

They would prefer to keep them poorer and with lower standards of living rather than accepting any kind of proposal that would not be compatible with their partition aim

Living independently under our own administration with GDP per capita over 10000$ and without the threat of GC attacks and racism? We are doing just fine, thank you very much...

Like it or not, embrace it or not, believe it or not: direct trade will happen with the TRNC. No reasonable person arguing the "if", the only question is how soon.

So much optimism, the Atca disease must be contagious

[zan]

Piratis wrote-

They would prefer to keep them poorer and with lower standards of living rather than accepting any kind of proposal that would not be compatible with their partition aim

Living independently under our own administration with GDP per capita over 10000$ and without the threat of GC attacks and racism? We are doing just fine, thank you very much...

Like it or not, embrace it or not, believe it or not: direct trade will happen with the TRNC. No reasonable person arguing the "if", the only question is how soon.

So much optimism, the Atca disease must be contagious

So much free advertising.....Thank you guys......

[pitsilos]

i wouldn't be laughing to loudly if i was you

[zan]

i wouldn't be laughing to loudly if i was you

Sorry mate.....It's your own fault if you have got a hang over....