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Transcript of Remarks by Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Alexander Downer following the 11 March 2009 meeting

Good Afternoon. The leaders had a tête-à-tête meeting for an hour and a half from 10 to 11:30 and then began discussions on EU matters. This discussion lasted until about 1o’clock. It was decided by the leaders that they would refer some of the particularly technical legal issues to the experts who will be meeting to discuss those further both on Friday and Monday. And the leaders will meet again on Tuesday to review the work of the technical experts and have a further discussion on EU matters.

Question: Is the European Union implicated in any way in this particular phase in the process?

Answer: No, none of the European Union institutions are directly involved in the process at all. Of course, they make their own representations and have their own discussions, as was illustrated by the visit about three or four weeks ago by Olli Rehn, the Commissioner for Enlargement. But they don’t have any direct involvement in the discussions at all.

Question: Who would be these experts who would see these technical issues?

Answer: The leaders have referred to technical experts who are in particular legal experts because there are some legal questions to be addressed. Some legal questions to be answered, really, would be a good way of putting it to you, and they need to be answered by technical people. So, they are going to meet on both Friday -- when there will also be a meeting of the representatives on Friday -- and again on Monday to discuss this. Their report will be presented to the leaders on Tuesday and the leaders then will be able to consider the work that has been done. All on EU matters, I mean.

Question: UN experts are also included in this?

Answer: No, the UN of course facilitates the process and will facilitate this meeting. But we have some experts, of course, which, as I have explained before, we bring in from time to time which provide me and my team with advice. We have had somebody giving us assistance on constitutional matters on what you call governance and power-sharing matters and in particular giving me advice on some of the international models that have been applied. We have a technical expert who is assisting us on property questions. He is an expert on property law -- international property law. So we bring in these people from time to time to reinforce our team. It is a very efficient way of operating in my view, rather than having people who are permanently here full-time employed. Bringing in experts who know a tremendous amount about these issues already from time to time, I have found to be a pretty effective way of getting assistance with the help that the United Nations is able to provide.

Question: Mr. Downer, since there is a discussion about EU matters wouldn’t it facilitate the process to actually have somebody here from the European Union?

Answer: As you know, the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union, the north is not part of the European Union according to protocol 10 of the accession agreement. So bearing that in mind and bearing in mind the political implications, particularly throughout the European Union, of that, the parties find operating as they do to be a more diplomatic and successful way to operate, that’s all. I think that is sort of understandable, if I can put it that way.


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Answer: As you know, the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union, the north is not part of the European Union according to protocol 10 of the accession agreement. So bearing that in mind and bearing in mind the political implications, particularly throughout the European Union, of that, the parties find operating as they do to be a more diplomatic and successful way to operate, that’s all. I think that is sort of understandable, if I can put it that way.

anyone know what this clown is trying to say here? I'can't understand a word of it.

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Answer: As you know, the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union, the north is not part of the European Union according to protocol 10 of the accession agreement. So bearing that in mind and bearing in mind the political implications, particularly throughout the European Union, of that, the parties find operating as they do to be a more diplomatic and successful way to operate, that’s all. I think that is sort of understandable, if I can put it that way.

anyone know what this clown is trying to say here? I'can't understand a word of it.

What do you expect!

If there was ever a contradiction in terms, it is Australian Diplomat!

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Answer: As you know, the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union, the north is not part of the European Union according to protocol 10 of the accession agreement. So bearing that in mind and bearing in mind the political implications, particularly throughout the European Union, of that, the parties find operating as they do to be a more diplomatic and successful way to operate, that’s all. I think that is sort of understandable, if I can put it that way.

anyone know what this clown is trying to say here? I'can't understand a word of it.

Downer was born a pompous fucking moron...

[halil]

at today meeting experts from TC's and GC's side attented .

From TC's side new men from the groups were :Erhan Erçin ,Özdil Nami ,Reşat Çağlar,Kudret Özersay and Tufan Erhürman .

From GC's side was ex-president Vasiliu .

[halil]

he tries to say : EU will not neutral at this point .... because ROC is already member of EU .......

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he tries to say : EU will not neutral at this point .... because ROC is already member of EU .......

good

[insan]

at today meeting experts from TC's and GC's side attented .

From TC's side new men from the groups were :Erhan Erçin ,Özdil Nami ,Reşat Çağlar,Kudret Özersay and Tufan Erhürman .

From GC's side was ex-president Vasiliu .

Happy to see Kudret Özersay among them. Hei sone of the well-versed in Cyprus problem.

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at today meeting experts from TC's and GC's side attented .

From TC's side new men from the groups were :Erhan Erçin ,Özdil Nami ,Reşat Çağlar,Kudret Özersay and Tufan Erhürman .

From GC's side was ex-president Vasiliu .

God save us

[wallace]

at today meeting experts from TC's and GC's side attented .

From TC's side new men from the groups were :Erhan Erçin ,Özdil Nami ,Reşat Çağlar,Kudret Özersay and Tufan Erhürman .

From GC's side was ex-president Vasiliu .

Experts from TC's side? Experts on what? EU acquis and laws?