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TC SIDE ENVISAGES TO HAVE SIMULTANEOUS REFERENDA TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF 2010

The Turkish Cypriot Side is in favour of completing the first round of Cyprus peace negotiations by the end of June and going for simultaneous referenda towards the beginning of 2010 with the completion of the negotiations process.

This is the time-table envisaged by the Turkish Cypriot Side, President Mehmet Ali Talat has said.

The President made the statement in a conference he gave in Istanbul yesterday.

Mr Talat attended a Conference on ‘Intercommunal Talks and TRNC-EU Relations’ organized by the Kadir Has University which marked the 9th of May-Europe Day.

Touching upon the recent developments concerning the Orams Case, President Talat said the judgment of the European Court of Justice has thrown a bomb at the negotiations table.

He noted that the ECJ made the judgment by taking into account the regulation which said any decision taken by a member country on commercial and civil matters should be recognized and implemented in other member countries.

`The European Union is taking up this issue in an utterly ham-handed way and it has caused a very serious problem for us. Because, such a judgment will remove the possibility for the Greek Cypriot Leader to show flexibility, particularly on the issue of property, while sitting at the negotiations table` Talat said.

That’s the EU’s second mistake, Talat noted.

‘The first mistake of the EU, which was perhaps much bigger than this one, was when it accepted the Greek Cypriot Side’s unilateral EU membership under the name of Cyprus as a whole, before the Cyprus problem was resolved’ Mr Talat went on saying.

However, the President still noted that the Turkish Cypriot side wants the maintenance of the solution process with good will.

As for the time-table of talks envisaged by the Turkish Cypriot side, President Mehmet Ali Talat said that the first round of talks needs to be completed by the end of this June and the two sides should move on with the second round until the end of July.

Then comes the give-and-take process, Talat added.

The beginning of 2010 is envisaged as the date for simultaneous referenda on the agreement to be reached by the two sides at the end of talks.

‘They keep asking me if I still have the hope for a solution under such conditions. I say Governance and Power-Sharing, the first chapter of negotiations, had been the major cause of the Cyprus problem. And, we have reached a serious level of agreement on this with the Greek Cypriot side, except the issue of the executive` Talat stated.

President Talat said there is no reason for losing all the hope for the solution of the Cyprus problem while such progress is there on the table.

However, he also stressed the need for avoiding foreign interventions through court judgments or some other ways which can lead to initiatives that will harm the negotiations process.

Reiterating the Turkish Cypriot view that the United Nations needs to gain a more active role in the solution of the Cyprus problem, the President said the UN’s position as an observer is not enough.

He finally emphasized that the Cyprus problem, which has turned into an international problem, can be resolved with international interest.
Completing his contacts in Istanbul, the President returned to the TRNC last night.

[paliometoxo]

thats so much crap turkey are the ones holding the guns all they have to do is f off the army remove the green line and there is done talking about a year they could end the cy prob ina day if they wanted..

[roseandchan]

my feelings are that in light of the recent court judgment, i would hope that both sides would sit down together and sort this whole property thing out.

[Oracle]

It's less of a "property thing" and more of a "Human Right's" thing for all 200,000 or so GCs to be able to return to their rightful homes ...

[roseandchan]

i just feel everyone who has left/lost property should be able to return and feel safe about doing so.
the whole thing has gone on to long and i think it would benefit both sides.

[Viewpoint]

i just feel everyone who has left/lost property should be able to return and feel safe about doing so.
the whole thing has gone on to long and i think it would benefit both sides.

The property issue is part of the overall solution you cannot separate them, unless GCs want to live in the TRNC.

[Oracle]

i just feel everyone who has left/lost property should be able to return and feel safe about doing so.
the whole thing has gone on to long and i think it would benefit both sides.

The property issue is part of the overall solution you cannot separate them, unless GCs want to live in the TRNC.

There is NO "TRNC" ... stop deluding yourself and let the people back into their rightful homes ... nasty racist Turk!

[Viewpoint]

i just feel everyone who has left/lost property should be able to return and feel safe about doing so.
the whole thing has gone on to long and i think it would benefit both sides.

The property issue is part of the overall solution you cannot separate them, unless GCs want to live in the TRNC.

[roseandchan]

viewpoint,
i do think it would be one large step forward and closer to a solution.

[Viewpoint]

viewpoint,
i do think it would be one large step forward and closer to a solution.

roseandchan how is it possible without resolving all the other issues?