‘Turkish army in Cyprus legalized'
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
The presence of the Turkish military was legalized when the Turkish side voted ''yes'' in the 2004 referendum held for the peace plan proposed by then U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, said northern Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat in an interview with Greek Cypriot daily Phileleftheros published on Sunday. Talat said that he will not negotiate the withdrawal of the Turkish military, nor does he consider a unilateral move on the part of the Turkish side a “good idea.” “The Cyprus problem is not the presence of the Turkish military,” he said.
ISTANBUL – Turkish Daily News
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/arti ... wsid=87780
At least we should say “thank you” to Talat for implicitly admitting that at least for the initial 30 years since the Turkish invasion, the presence of the Turkish military in Cyprus was illegal! However, what we do not and cannot possibly understand is how the Turkish military occupation became legalized after the TC "Yes" in the 2004 Annan referendum? How? Any idea?
Can anyone still hold his hopes for a solution on a leader talking such nonsense!