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[halil]

TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat has said that serious convergence has been achieved on many issues discussed as part of the full-fledged negotiations continuing between the two sides, but added that active contribution of the international community was needed on the issues on which differences still remained.

President Talat delivered a speech at the Eastern Mediterranean University on the `Latest Developments concerning the Cyprus issue`.
In his speech, Mr Talat said an important stage has been reached at the negotiations being conducted by the two sides since the 21st of March last year.

Reminding that three chapters have been taken up since the launched of the full-fledged negotiations in September, he said important differences came out between the positions of the two sides during the discussions on executive power, which was bought to the table under the topic Governance and Power Sharing.

On the property issue, he said the sides reached agreement in principle on the topic and that the issues of property compensation, exchange and restitution were also discussed.

The President explained that the Turkish Cypriot Side was in favor of the establishment of a new partnership, while the Greek Cypriot Side wanted to turn the `Republic of Cyprus` into a federal structure.

Pointing out that the issue of economy would be brought to the table in the coming days, he said `territory, security and guarantees were to follow discussions on this topic.

He stated that the objective of the Turkish Cypriot Side was to complete the discussion and review process as early as May.
The President noted that the negotiation process was moving in a good directing, adding that the Turkish Cypriot Side has no intentions to leave the negotiation table.

[Raymanoff]

Eastern Mediterranean University? IN which neighborhood is that?

[Bananiot]

As a rule of thump, halil, when our reactionaries begin to worry, things are going okay. At the moment they are very worried. May be something good may come out of the negotiations.

[growuptcs]

As a rule of thump, halil, when our reactionaries begin to worry, things are going okay. At the moment they are very worried. May be something good may come out of the negotiations.

halil, Bananiot is trying to say, if you cant beat them, ploy them.

[Bananiot]

Halil knows exactly what I am saying.

[halil]

Halil knows exactly what I am saying.

yes Bananiot ......

Every saturdays all the big guns are meeting at buyuk han . why don't u
come ?

u will get lot's of news from them . Last 3 weeks i am the regular of the Buyuk han coffee talks too .

[observer]

Eastern Mediterranean University? IN which neighborhood is that?

Famagusta

[Viewpoint]

The biggest University on the island is in Famagusta TRNC.

[Oracle]

The biggest University on the island is in Famagusta TRNC.

Oh, so that's what they call Turkish Military Bases these days!

Yup, you can enroll for a Degree in shooting, raping, killing, racist ethnic cleansing .... all in the Mother-tongue, fresh from Turkey.

[Raymanoff]

Arkepsamen...