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Talat says the guarantees of Turkey are a ‘sine qua non’ for Turkish Cypriots

Under the title “The guarantees of Turkey are ‘sine qua non’ for us”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (21.08.09) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat has explained the conditions under which the Turkish Cypriots could say “yes” to an agreement for the solution of the Cyprus problem. In statements during a visit to occupied Agia Triada village in the Karpass peninsula, Mr Talat said that the guarantees of Turkey are a “sine qua non” for the Turkish Cypriots in order to accept an agreement for the solution of the Cyprus problem. He noted that the Treaties of Alliance and Guarantees are international agreements and added that these agreements could change only with the acceptance of those who signed them. “As long as we, as a signing party, do not accept the change, it is not possible for them to change”, he said.

Referring to the issue of the map, Mr Talat noted: “It is wrong to discuss the map before seeing that we could agree. First we shall see that we could agree and then we shall discuss the map”.

Mr Talat alleged that if the Greek Cypriot side shows a decisive stance like the Turkish Cypriot side, there will be no reason for the Cyprus problem not to be solved. Mr Talat claimed the following:
“If Mr Christofias does not insist on putting forward a comical demand such as deciding which Turkish Cypriot will be elected, if he takes into consideration the conditions which have been changing for 35 years in the property issue and abandons incomprehensible proposals such as ‘the old owners of the property will decide, everybody should apply this’ and if he becomes more flexible, there is no reason for us not to solve the Cyprus problem”.

He reiterated that as Turkish Cypriots and Turkey they believe that a solution could be reached until the end of this year and a referendum could be held in the beginning of 2010. He alleged that President Christofias should prepare and convince his people for the solution and added: “Unfortunately, he is doing exactly the opposite”.

Mr Talat said that there is a serious disagreement on the issue of the election of the President and the Vice President of the Republic and claimed that the Greek Cypriot approach could not be accepted by the Turkish Cypriots. He added: “This is something inconceivable. It came for the first time onto the agenda of the Cyprus talks. We have said in advance that we could not accept it. What we could not accept is for the will of the Turkish Cypriot people to be watered down. In brief, while the Turkish Cypriot people are taking their decision, they should definitely see their political equality and everybody should recognize this. Everybody should know that the solution to be reached should be based on two communities”.

Mr Talat said that the property is another issue where disagreement exists and added that the proposals of the Turkish side on this issue are similar to “the mentality” of the Annan Plan, while the Greek side wants the property owner to have the final saying. He alleged that the Greek proposals will create uncertainty on the issue of what will happen with the properties and they could not be accepted by the Turkish side.
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[paliometoxo]

thers the solution gone just over one point.... gcs will never accept turkey as a garantore power in cyprus

one day talat will get a cold and they will claim gcs are trying to kill of turks and they must invade and devide cyprus in two again..

which is the second point why there will never be a solution because turks insisiting the solution is cyprus permenantly split in two

[Byron]

Talat says the guarantees of Turkey are a ‘sine qua non’ for Turkish Cypriots

Under the title “The guarantees of Turkey are ‘sine qua non’ for us”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (21.08.09) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat has explained the conditions under which the Turkish Cypriots could say “yes” to an agreement for the solution of the Cyprus problem. In statements during a visit to occupied Agia Triada village in the Karpass peninsula, Mr Talat said that the guarantees of Turkey are a “sine qua non” for the Turkish Cypriots in order to accept an agreement for the solution of the Cyprus problem. He noted that the Treaties of Alliance and Guarantees are international agreements and added that these agreements could change only with the acceptance of those who signed them. “As long as we, as a signing party, do not accept the change, it is not possible for them to change”, he said.

Referring to the issue of the map, Mr Talat noted: “It is wrong to discuss the map before seeing that we could agree. First we shall see that we could agree and then we shall discuss the map”.

Mr Talat alleged that if the Greek Cypriot side shows a decisive stance like the Turkish Cypriot side, there will be no reason for the Cyprus problem not to be solved. Mr Talat claimed the following:
“If Mr Christofias does not insist on putting forward a comical demand such as deciding which Turkish Cypriot will be elected, if he takes into consideration the conditions which have been changing for 35 years in the property issue and abandons incomprehensible proposals such as ‘the old owners of the property will decide, everybody should apply this’ and if he becomes more flexible, there is no reason for us not to solve the Cyprus problem”.

He reiterated that as Turkish Cypriots and Turkey they believe that a solution could be reached until the end of this year and a referendum could be held in the beginning of 2010. He alleged that President Christofias should prepare and convince his people for the solution and added: “Unfortunately, he is doing exactly the opposite”.

Mr Talat said that there is a serious disagreement on the issue of the election of the President and the Vice President of the Republic and claimed that the Greek Cypriot approach could not be accepted by the Turkish Cypriots. He added: “This is something inconceivable. It came for the first time onto the agenda of the Cyprus talks. We have said in advance that we could not accept it. What we could not accept is for the will of the Turkish Cypriot people to be watered down. In brief, while the Turkish Cypriot people are taking their decision, they should definitely see their political equality and everybody should recognize this. Everybody should know that the solution to be reached should be based on two communities”.

Mr Talat said that the property is another issue where disagreement exists and added that the proposals of the Turkish side on this issue are similar to “the mentality” of the Annan Plan, while the Greek side wants the property owner to have the final saying. He alleged that the Greek proposals will create uncertainty on the issue of what will happen with the properties and they could not be accepted by the Turkish side.
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It is amazing as to the crap that comes out from the Turkish side. If Turkey recognizes as you mention the Treaty of Guarantee under the 1960 Constitution, why is it that Turkey now no longer recognizes the ROC ?

[humanist]

It is amazing as to the crap that comes out from the Turkish side. If Turkey recognizes as you mention the Treaty of Guarantee under the 1960 Constitution, why is it that Turkey now no longer recognizes the ROC ?

one rule for the TC's and another for the rest of Cypriots ..... unfortunately that is how it works and whilst we grew up and are now seeing Greece as equal partners in the Mediteranean the TC's still believe that their motherland is not Cyprus but Turkey.

[Byron]

It is amazing as to the crap that comes out from the Turkish side. If Turkey recognizes as you mention the Treaty of Guarantee under the 1960 Constitution, why is it that Turkey now no longer recognizes the ROC ?

one rule for the TC's and another for the rest of Cypriots ..... unfortunately that is how it works and whilst we grew up and are now seeing Greece as equal partners in the Mediteranean the TC's still believe that their motherland is not Cyprus but Turkey.

If the TC's believe that their motherland is Turkey then perhaps they should return to Turkey and then the Cyprus problem will be solved overnight.