TURKISH CYPRIOT SIDE TABLED PROPOSALS REGARDING FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Turkish Cypriot Side has tabled its proposals regarding foreign affairs in case of a possible solution to the Cyprus problem.
The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot Sides started their talks on the issue of foreign affairs by presenting their views on the issue last Tuesday when President Mehmet Ali Talat and Greek Cypriot Leader Demetris Christofias met for another meeting as part of the new negotiation process launched in September.
According to the TAK news agency, the Turkish Cypriot Side proposed that decisions to be made in the level of the federal government regarding foreign affairs should have the consent of the constituent states if the issue was one concerning them.
According to the news agency, the constituent states will only be consulted in other foreign affairs issues.
Negotiations on `foreign affairs` will continue next Monday when the two leaders will meet to continue their talks.
The Turkish Cypriot Side also proposed that the constituent states shall appoint representatives with diplomatic status on issues concerning their own field of authority.
These representatives will be in the list of diplomats of the united federal state.
According to the agency, the Turkish Cypriot Side also proposed that ambassadors of the United Cyprus and their deputies in foreign representations should be appointed from different constituent states.
It also said that the heads of mission to be sent to the United Nations, European Union and the Council of Europe, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, Greece and Turkey should be equally shared by the two constituent states.
The federal decisions on some important issues, like recognition of a state, establishment or interruption of diplomatic relations, can be made by the Chairmanship Council.