Oya Talat has said that she has extended an invitation to meet with Elsi Christofias through the press.
She also said that she will be sending a letter to Mrs. Christofias letter on the issue in the coming days.
Mrs. Talat said that she had called on Mrs. Christofias to work together towards improving relations between the youths of the two communities, to build mutual trust and confidence and to create a favourable atmosphere for peace on the island.
Explaining that she had emphasized the increasing need to cooperate on a basis of mutual respect in her letter, she quoted `Our Island deserves the right to become a place of happiness and peace, love, respect and cooperation will flourish.’
Mrs. Talat also reminded that she had earlier sent a similar letter during Christmas time to the wife of former Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos, Fotini Papadopoulos.
she had received a polite thank you letter from Mrs. Papadopoulos but that no mention was made in the letter about the desire to meet or arrange a date to meet.