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[halil]

The news from the North.....

HISTORY TEXTBOOKS REWRITTEN TO PROMOTE PEACE

The Minister of National Education and Culture Canan Oztoprak has said that work to rewrite school history textbooks was launched in 2004 with the aim of making contributions to peace and solution in Cyprus.
Yesterday, the Minister issued a statement, in which, she referred to the Greek Cypriot Administration’s decision to review history textbooks in the South and said that the move was the result of the contemporary educational policies being pursued in the TRNC.

She said that the history textbooks were rewritten in 2004 to develop respect to all kinds of differences on the basis of tolerance and identity.
`This was done to promote a just and comprehensive solution in Cyprus`, she said.
The Minister stated that the Greek Cypriot Education Minister’s decision to review the history textbooks is the proof of the rightfulness of the policies being pursued in the TRNC.

She said that the contemporary teaching of history and the elimination of chauvinist elements from textbooks will create mutual trust.She noted that the aim of history textbooks is not to make people forget the past but to raise youths who would claim the future.

The Minister also expressed the Turkish Cypriot Side’s readiness to cooperate with the Greek Cypriot Administration on the issue.

[miltiades]

Lets hope that they instill in kids the need be proud of being Cypriots first and foremost. The predominant factor that our people have as a common ground is their Cypriotness. The cancers are two and we all know what they are.
Teach the kids to be proud Cypriots and the future for Cyprus is guaranteed !!

[halil]

Lets hope that they instill in kids the need be proud of being Cypriots first and foremost. The predominant factor that our people have as a common ground is their Cypriotness. The cancers are two and we all know what they are.
Teach the kids to be proud Cypriots and the future for Cyprus is guaranteed !!

Think about those kids that we have met at beach ..... Most of the our kids are like them Miltiades...You have seen how friendly and loving kids they were ....everything comes from education and how we are teaching them . we have a saying ''you can easily bend the tree when the plant is young '' how true it is .

everything is in our hands .

you have seen with your own eyes how that young couple grow up their kids .How they were well come to all Greek Cypriots even she tried to speak to you in Greek . She didn't scare to kiss our friends . At this point education comes and showed itself .İ hope they can achieve it .

[Oracle]

There are bad people and there are good people; and if anyone wants an example of bad people in history, Turkey has many examples.

But no one can come anywhere near Turkey as the country which is the greatest violator of International Law and Human Rights ....

Do we have to start lying now to cover up for the Turks' crimes?

[halil]

There are bad people and there are good people; and if anyone wants an example of bad people in history, Turkey has many examples.

But no one can come anywhere near Turkey as the country which is the greatest violator of International Law and Human Rights ....

Do we have to start lying now to cover up for the Turks' crimes?

good mother of the year award .............. to Lady O

[miltiades]

Lets hope that they instill in kids the need be proud of being Cypriots first and foremost. The predominant factor that our people have as a common ground is their Cypriotness. The cancers are two and we all know what they are.
Teach the kids to be proud Cypriots and the future for Cyprus is guaranteed !!

Think about those kids that we have met at beach ..... Most of the our kids are like them Miltiades...You have seen how friendly and loving kids they were ....everything comes from education and how we are teaching them . we have a saying ''you can easily bend the tree when the plant is young '' how true it is .

everything is in our hands .

you have seen with your own eyes how that young couple grow up their kids .How they were well come to all Greek Cypriots even she tried to speak to you in Greek . She didn't scare to kiss our friends . At this point education comes and showed itself .İ hope they can achieve it .

I was most impressed with those lovely innocent children Halil who genuinely looked happy to see us , not the slightest sign of weariness by the fact that three of us were G/Cs . They smiled happily and confirmed what I always felt , that children react to how they are brought up. I hope to return soon and see those happy carefree children smiling again.

[halil]

News from the NORTH.
TALAT CRITICIZES TRADE UNIONS
President Mehmet Ali Talat has said that he is continuing the negotiations in coordination with the government and underlined the importance of acting in solidarity towards a solution.

The President called on the trade unions to keep the capacity of the country into consideration when criticizing the government about its decisions.
Speaking during a visit paid to him by some trade unions, the President said `it is everyone’s duty to help create a structure which will not weaken the motivation for a solution`.

Mr Talat stated that the Presidency is continuing the negotiations in coordination with the government and said `the government should concentrate the issue as much as we do`.

Criticizing the trade unions for their attitude towards the government, he said the unions should keep the capacity of the country into consideration and added that sacrifice should be made by all when the limits of the capacity is breached.

The President of the Cyprus Turkish Public Servants’ Union KTAMS Ahmet Kaptan – who was among the representatives of unions visiting the President – said that the government has the biggest role in maintaining peace within the country.

Mr Kaptan claimed that the government placed a heavy burden on people with its recent decisions and said that the unions and NGOs would be able to contribute more to a solution if the government takes steps towards creating more peace in the country.

[halil]

News from the Northern CYPRUS.

PRESIDENT TALAT `PERIOD AHEAD WILL NOT BE EASY`

President Mehmet Ali Talat has warned that the period which is to start on the 3rd of September with the launch of full-fledged negotiations – will not be an easy one but said that the Turkish Cypriot Side will work hard to bring about a solution to the Cyprus problem.
The President expressed the hope that new developments yielding positive results would be seen in the new period ahead.

President Talat was speaking during a visit paid to him today by a group of civil society organizations which expressed their support to the full-fledged negotiations set to be started next month.

The President told representatives of 16 NGOs that the Turkish Cypriot Side is attending the negotiations with good will and that it will work for an agreement that will protect the interests of the two sides and will not create the conditions for a new conflict on the island.

The President said that although losing hope for a solution from time to time, he looks positive to the talks ahead.

Mr Talat also added that the talks cannot last forever in spite of the sensitivity being shown by the Greek Cypriot Side towards setting a timetable for the negotiations.

He stated that the Turkish Cypriot Side maintains its position in support of bringing about a solution to the Cyprus problem as soon as possible.
The President also added that he would take the parameters of the Turkish Cypriot People for a solution as a guidebook for him at the talks.
Speaking on behalf of the 16 NGOs, the President of Turk-Sen Erkan Birer pointed out that the Cyprus issue is at a turning point and said `there are positive signals coming from the two sides towards a solution`.
Expressing their support to the new process, Mr Birer said that the organizations will also pay a similar visit to the Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias.

He stated that the NGOs will support the continuation of the negotiations process and expressed the hope that concrete steps will be taken towards a solution.

During the visit, the organizations presented a letter to President Talat which explains their common position towards a solution.

In the letter, the organizations points out that the majority of the Turkish Cypriot People support a United Federal Cyprus formula and says they will support all kinds of steps to be taken towards the reunification of the island.

[halil]

News from The NORTHERN CYPRUS.

PREPERATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR THE WORLD PEACE DAY

Repersentatives of some Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot political parties and non-governmental organizations have came together to review their preparations for the 1st of September World Peace Day.

The meeting which was held yesterday upon the request of the Cyprus Peace Platform - took place at the headquarters of the Cyprus Turkish Teachers’ Union in Lefkosa.(Nicosia)

Speaking during the meeting, the term president of the Platform – the New Cyprus Party spokesperson Salih Uyguroglu said that the World Peace Day is providing the basis to work for peace in Cyprus and the whole world.

He also called on all unions and organizations to join the preparation process launched for the World Peace Day celebrations.

[halil]

News from the Northern Cyprus ..............

The 44th Anniversary of the Erenköy Resistance and martyrs who fell during the resistance will be remembered with a ceremony in the Erenköy village tomorrow morning.

The ceremony will also be attended by President Mehmet Ali Talat and many other high ranking officials.

People will travel to the village by buses organized by the Erenköy Fighters’ Association.

The buses will depart from various villages and districts to Erenköy.
Although it is a Turkish Cypriot territory, people can go to Erenköy by passing through a Greek Cypriot region.

Meanwhile, it’s been reported that the Pirgo local authorities which earlier announced that they will block the way to the Erenköy village – have decided to allow Turkish Cypriots to cross over into the village.

Greek Cypriot radio reported that the Mukhtar of Pirgo announced after a meeting of the council of elders that instead of blocking the way, they will hold a silent action to protest the failure to open the Yesilırmak Gate to crossings.

Last month, President Mehmet Ali Talat and Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias instructed their special representatives to take up the issue of the Yesilırmak gate and other crossing points.