Political parties in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have presented their views to President Mehmet Ali Talat regarding Governance and Power-Sharing, which is the first chapter of talks and will again be taken up in the second round.
Party representatives made their general evaluations to the BRT newsroom, ahead of the meeting.
National Unity Party :focuses on the sovereignty of two constituent states of equal status and it rejects to make any concessions on bi-zonality and guarantorship.
Republican Turkish Party:what lies in the roots of the Cyprus problem is the failure in power-sharing and emphasized the need for political equality.
Democrat Party: underlined the need for strengthening the economy in order to obtain a result from the negotiation chapters.
Freedom and Reform Party :has serious concers about the procedure to be followed in the election of the president and vice-presidents in the new partnership state.
Socialist Democratic Party’s Leader Mehmet Cakici spoke of interim formulas he intends to present to President Talat, but gave no further information.