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[halil]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for a quintet summit on the Cyprus Problem.

The Turkish premier met with the UN Chief on the sidelines of a summit of the Finance and Administrative Outsourcing-FAO in Rome, Italy.

Explaining that he had conveyed his view that it would be beneficial for the UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor to Cyprus Alexander Downer to encourage the speeding up of the process, Erdogan also expressed his request for the UN to take on a more active role.

The Turkish Prime Minister also said conveyed his country’s desire for a quintet meeting between the three guarantor powers as well as the two sides in Cyprus.
The TRNC President then referred to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to hold a quintette summit on the Cyprus issue involving the TRNC, Turkey, Greece, the Greek Cypriot Side and Britain.

Mr. Talat welcomed the offer by saying that such a summit will very much contribute to the progress of peace talks, but yet, he added that the Greek Cypriot Side does not seem to gladly receive the offer.

Organizing another Cyprus summit like that of in Burgenstock that took place in 2004 is also going to work, according to the President.

[cymart]

The question which the G.C's inevitably raise is that of their status at such a meeting which would also be attended by the Turkish Cypriots and this is the sticking point.......
It could be a good way to resolve the questions of guarantees though,assuming all the other issues have been agreed beforehand.
Erdogan should have realised this,rather than making a public statement,or better still,consulted Papandreou in confidence.

[YFred]

The question which the G.C's inevitably raise is that of their status at such a meeting which would also be attended by the Turkish Cypriots and this is the sticking point.......
It could be a good way to resolve the questions of guarantees though,assuming all the other issues have been agreed beforehand.
Erdogan should have realised this,rather than making a public statement,or better still,consulted Papandreou in confidence.

Surely not, I thought the GCs were a bit more grown up now?

[eracles]

...and Turkey should have behaved like a grown up as well instead of crying to daddy with ideas already clearly and directly rejected. Having said that, I don't understand the GC position. For the sake of the meeting surely there must be a way of managing the 'status' taboo of TCs being at the table. Am I missing something?

[YFred]

...and Turkey should have behaved like a grown up as well instead of crying to daddy with ideas already clearly and directly rejected. Having said that, I don't understand the GC position. For the sake of the meeting surely there must be a way of managing the 'status' taboo of TCs being at the table. Am I missing something?

Yes and Don't worry, so has the GC administration for the last 35 years.

[Expatkiwi]

RoCy should look at the positive aspects. They would at least be talking to Turkey directly, and they could always refer to the TRNC delegation as the "Turkish Cypriot Community of Cyprus", if it will make them feel better...

[YFred]

RoCy should look at the positive aspects. They would at least be talking to Turkey directly, and they could always refer to the TRNC delegation as the "Turkish Cypriot Community of Cyprus", if it will make them feel better...

You must not assume that GC Administration has any imagination. Zilch, I am afraid.

[Expatkiwi]

RoCy should look at the positive aspects. They would at least be talking to Turkey directly, and they could always refer to the TRNC delegation as the "Turkish Cypriot Community of Cyprus", if it will make them feel better...

You must not assume that GC Administration has any imagination. Zilch, I am afraid.

That wouldn't surprise me...

[eracles]

Well I thought Expatkiwis post was sensible but of course Yfronts has to ruin it all

[Malapapa]

RoCy should look at the positive aspects. They would at least be talking to Turkey directly, and they could always refer to the TRNC delegation as the "Turkish Cypriot Community of Cyprus", if it will make them feel better...

You must not assume that GC Administration has any imagination. Zilch, I am afraid.

It imaginatively calls itself the "Republic of Cyprus" - and the whole world accepts this imagination. It even, imaginatively, has a senior government official of Armenian descent. Maybe you're the one who has no imagination. Zilch, I am afraid.