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[halil]

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday joined his Greek counterpart George Papandreou in an Athens press briefing to propose an international meeting with Cyprus’ guarantor powers – Greece, Turkey and the UK – as well a representatives from the UN and EU, to contribute to efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem.



“We must achieve the result as soon as we can., if we put together our efforts we can have results by the end of the year”, he said.



Papandreou on his part said that it was time Greece and Turkey attempted to put the past behind them in order to help find a settlement to the Cyprus problem and expressed the belief that Turkey had the ability to contribute with determination to doing so.


“With the correct solution to the problem of Cyprus, we will make even bigger steps to bring our countries closer,” he said.


He ruled out any guarantees from Turkey and Greece, however, saying he had faith in President Demetris Christofias and would continue to support the Greek Cypriot side in its efforts to restore peace on the island.


To a question on occupying part of an EU member state Erdogan referred back to the 2004 Greek Cypriot rejection of the Annan plan that foresaw a huge reduction in Turkish troops on Cyprus.


“All preparatory work was carried out, and in April 2004 we arrived where we arrived [in Burgenstock] At that point it was Karamanlis and Papadopoulos who suggested a delay to the referendum. Mr Annan was there as well. Annan asked me what I thought. I turned and said we would carry the process forward and do the referendum,” said Erdogan.


He said negotiations between Christofias and newly-elected Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu should now pick up from where they ended with former leader Mehmet Ali Talat.


Erdogan called on his Greek counterpart to support these efforts. “We are guaranteeing powers. We have a duty to succeed in these efforts and reach a conclusion”, he said, adding: “By the end of the year, I think we will achieve our goal, but efforts need to continue.”



Responding to Erdogan’s call, President Christofias said: “Once the conditions are ripe it would be useful to have an international conference with the participation of the UN Security Council members to deal with the international aspects of the Cyprus problem, the issues of guarantees and security,” but for the time being it is the Cypriots who have ownership of a Cyprus settlement.

[B25]

Could someone please explain to my 2 brain cells why the Turks are so bent of achieving a solution by the end of the year???

And why should we go along with this, since anything that the turks propose has got to be in their own best interest.

Why after 36 years do they now want to bring in Greece and the UK when we have been battling to get away from them???

Is it a face saving exercise maybe???

So many quations, need to understand this Turkish mentality!

Cheers

[Bananiot]

A simpleton like yourself may not find it difficult to infer that since Turkey wants solution soon, it is to our interest to delay finding solution. However, Erdogan may have said this because he knows our mindset. He is probably asking for a solution before the year ends so that he can stir up the mulish self of bananiots in order to get his wish of a solution in the long term, which of course will be one of partition.

[Gasman]

By the end of the year, I think we will achieve our goal

Which year though?

It almost reads as if what the people of Cyprus might want is incidental, more to do with getting rid of obstacles in the way of closer and better ties between Greece and Turkey.

[YFred]

Could someone please explain to my 2 brain cells why the Turks are so bent of achieving a solution by the end of the year???

And why should we go along with this, since anything that the turks propose has got to be in their own best interest.

Why after 36 years do they now want to bring in Greece and the UK when we have been battling to get away from them???

Is it a face saving exercise maybe???

So many quations, need to understand this Turkish mentality!

Cheers

Which cell are you using today, number one or number two. Don't forget the toilet paper before you go in.

[Me Ed]

Could someone please explain to my 2 brain cells why the Turks are so bent of achieving a solution by the end of the year???

And why should we go along with this, since anything that the turks propose has got to be in their own best interest.

Why after 36 years do they now want to bring in Greece and the UK when we have been battling to get away from them???

Is it a face saving exercise maybe???

So many quations, need to understand this Turkish mentality!

Cheers

Which cell are you using today, number one or number two. Don't forget the toilet paper before you go in.

Well we know Turkey is going to take some toilet paper to sign any agreement or accord so it can readily flush it down the toilet at a later date.

Its time Turkey realised that it's part of the problem and not the solution and bringing these old colonial powers together indicates its backward and early 20th century mentality.

This sends all the wrong signals and must leave the Cypriots to sort this out without external interference.

[YFred]

Could someone please explain to my 2 brain cells why the Turks are so bent of achieving a solution by the end of the year???

And why should we go along with this, since anything that the turks propose has got to be in their own best interest.

Why after 36 years do they now want to bring in Greece and the UK when we have been battling to get away from them???

Is it a face saving exercise maybe???

So many quations, need to understand this Turkish mentality!

Cheers

Which cell are you using today, number one or number two. Don't forget the toilet paper before you go in.

Well we know Turkey is going to take some toilet paper to sign any agreement or accord so it can readily flush it down the toilet at a later date.

Its time Turkey realised that it's part of the problem and not the solution and bringing these old colonial powers together indicates its backward and early 20th century mentality.

This sends all the wrong signals and must leave the Cypriots to sort this out without external interference.

If I was 80% majority I could say the same thing, but I wouldn't on account that I know it would be insulting the minority's intelligence. But then again we are use to bullets never mind insults.

[B25]

A simpleton like yourself may not find it difficult to infer that since Turkey wants solution soon, it is to our interest to delay finding solution. However, Erdogan may have said this because he knows our mindset. He is probably asking for a solution before the year ends so that he can stir up the mulish self of bananiots in order to get his wish of a solution in the long term, which of course will be one of partition.

If you can't give a simple and straight answer, then I suggest you STFU.

There is al ulterior motive when suddenly the turks want this 'end of the year' business.

Why the hell should we bring in Greece and the UK??

No dear Banana there is more to it than that, but you are so blinded by your hate of the GC community you only see it as a good thing for the turks.

I would like to say a few more words to you, but I'll give it a miss this time. I'll save them for you.

[Me Ed]

Could someone please explain to my 2 brain cells why the Turks are so bent of achieving a solution by the end of the year???

And why should we go along with this, since anything that the turks propose has got to be in their own best interest.

Why after 36 years do they now want to bring in Greece and the UK when we have been battling to get away from them???

Is it a face saving exercise maybe???

So many quations, need to understand this Turkish mentality!

Cheers

Which cell are you using today, number one or number two. Don't forget the toilet paper before you go in.

Well we know Turkey is going to take some toilet paper to sign any agreement or accord so it can readily flush it down the toilet at a later date.

Its time Turkey realised that it's part of the problem and not the solution and bringing these old colonial powers together indicates its backward and early 20th century mentality.

This sends all the wrong signals and must leave the Cypriots to sort this out without external interference.

If I was 80% majority I could say the same thing, but I wouldn't on account that I know it would be insulting the minority's intelligence. But then again we are use to bullets never mind insults.

Well its evident that Turkey does not believe the minority has the intelligence to sort it, otherwise it would just leave it to them without pulling its strings.

[Nikitas]

Bringing into the process the three countries that caused the problem sounds like a dodgy idea.