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After Talat's outburst at Christofias' dealings with Russia, when Christofias was forced to "explain" himself to Talat, and waste 20 minutes of pre-arranged CyProb negotiating time; I was just wondering that perhaps Talat is frittering our President's high quality time unnecessarily.

Talat is only the leader of the TC community after all, so why should he have audience with our President who has all sorts of pressing matters to organise.

Could a case be made to have a dedicated GC Leader acting in negotiations for the Cyprus Solution, leaving Mr Christofias to run the country (and oversee CyProb negotiations but without lowering himself to such antics again).

In this way other matters such as the Turkish Warship threats can be treated separately (detached) from the vital ongoing CyProb negotiations ... and be given Mr Christofias' undivided attention.

[Get Real!]

Talat already feels like the Vice President of Cyprus it seems. Pretty soon he’ll demand that a GC limo picks him up every morning for the presidential palace…

[paliometoxo]

of cours he waidting our priesidents time

[DT.]

After Talat's outburst at Christofias' dealings with Russia, when Christofias was forced to "explain" himself to Talat, and waste 20 minutes of pre-arranged CyProb negotiating time; I was just wondering that perhaps Talat is frittering our President's high quality time unnecessarily.

Talat is only the leader of the TC community after all, so why should he have audience with our President who has all sorts of pressing matters to organise.

Could a case be made to have a dedicated GC Leader acting in negotiations for the Cyprus Solution, leaving Mr Christofias to run the country (and oversee CyProb negotiations but without lowering himself to such antics again).

In this way other matters such as the Turkish Warship threats can be treated separately (detached) from the vital ongoing CyProb negotiations ... and be given Mr Christofias' undivided attention.

Actually thats a mistake in my opinon that we've been making for a long time. Their should be a GC community chief negotiator representing us at the talks and the President of Cyprus should be kept separate and not be seen to act as a GC representative solely.

I propose Koutsou.

[Bananiot]

Your idea has been tried DT, for many years and it did not produce the goods. Rather, it assisted the maintenance of the impasse which suits quite nicely all those that pray in the night before going to sleep that a solution is not found.

[DT.]

Your idea has been tried DT, for many years and it did not produce the goods. Rather, it assisted the maintenance of the impasse which suits quite nicely all those that pray in the night before going to sleep that a solution is not found.

When did we not have the President carry out the main negotiations for us?

[Bananiot]

Off hand, I remember Klerides and Papadopoulos, long before they became Presidents.

[Paphitis]

After Talat's outburst at Christofias' dealings with Russia, when Christofias was forced to "explain" himself to Talat, and waste 20 minutes of pre-arranged CyProb negotiating time; I was just wondering that perhaps Talat is frittering our President's high quality time unnecessarily.

Talat is only the leader of the TC community after all, so why should he have audience with our President who has all sorts of pressing matters to organise.

Could a case be made to have a dedicated GC Leader acting in negotiations for the Cyprus Solution, leaving Mr Christofias to run the country (and oversee CyProb negotiations but without lowering himself to such antics again).

In this way other matters such as the Turkish Warship threats can be treated separately (detached) from the vital ongoing CyProb negotiations ... and be given Mr Christofias' undivided attention.

I think you make very valid points. The President should no doubt be very busy running the country and would have very little time to waste with the TC Leader.

There should be a dedicated GC leader who should be responsible for the peace negotiations. Tasos Papadopoulos would be ideal for the job. He definitely knows how to handle the Turks. I certainly hope he recovers soon from his ill health. Another ideal candidate would be Mr. Lyssaridis.

President Christofias is the President of the RoC, whilst Talat is a nobody. Christofias should not lower himself by negotiating with Talat. I mean, would the Queen be having tea and scones with a Road Cleaner? Surely not.

Christofias need not explain to Talat any issues relating with the RoC’s sovereign rights as a nation. It is our right to seek diplomatic relations with whoever we choose, and we need not offer any explanations to the TC leader.

IMHO, Christofias should have ended that particular meeting there and then, and retreat from the negotiating table. Only then will the message get through to the recalcitrant Turks.

[Antreis]

I believe Talat has changed his relatively mild views after he became the leader of his community and actually does not waste only our president's time but also ours.His unsubstantiated demands are out of this world.
The only thing that he is good at is to give parties and think nothing about solution.
A.

[zan]

Off hand, I remember Klerides and Papadopoulos, long before they became Presidents.

These kids here are so brain washed that they think surrender of rights equals negotiations. They have had their private education while the TCs have been suffering under embargoes and isolation but that is not enough for the spoiled little brats. They believe the island is theirs and that Greece has no involvement in all of it. The real world becomes as some what of a strain when they are forced to live in it. Their had better be a ready supply of Prozac in the "RoC"...........