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[paliometoxo]

UN-BACKED efforts to reunite Cyprus could be lost unless a breakthrough is made by the end of the year, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek said yesterday.
"We seek a solution by the end of 2010. However, if this cannot be achieved everyone will go their separate ways," Cicek said in a speech at a military parade in the north of Nicosia to commemorate the Turkish invasion on July 20, 1974.
"The talks cannot go on indefinitely," he said.
The United Nations is to prepare a mid-term progress report this November on Cypriot reunification talks. Diplomats say the UN is frustrated with the slow pace of negotiations to re-link the island under a federal system.
"I call upon the EU and those who back the Greek Cypriot side to review their approach and to contemplate what will happen if there is no solution by the end of the year," Cicek said.
"A solution is not impossible...If a solution is going to be found it must be based on the reality that there are two equal peoples and two equal states in Cyprus," he said.
Turkish calls for a deadline in negotiations are being resisted by the Greek Cypriot side.
Cicek, whose country has seen its EU accession talks partly frozen because of the conflict over Cyprus, said Turkish Cypriots would always come first.
"For those who ask Turkey to make a decision between north Cyprus and the EU, let me say that we will always, always, always choose Cyprus."
Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu during his speech yesterday echoed Cicek’s comments and he blamed the Greek Cypriot side for its intransigence, saying it did not want a solution any time soon.
The Turkish Cypriot leader ruled out any link between Turkey's accession process and the return of Varosha Greek Cypriots.
He spoke of the two new multi-million agreements with Turkey to supply the north with water and electricity.

[Viewpoint]

Will be interesting to read the GC hardliners response.

[Get Real!]

Turkey: Cyprus deal needed by end 2010

Cyprus is not about deals but international law because she is a sovereign UN-member country not a commercial enterprise!

If and when Turkey decides to abide by international law, with or without international persuasion, then we will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[bill cobbett]

This is part of a speech by Pres X yesterday, which shows there could be a little light at the end of the tunnel, if Turkey would stop its Intransigence and show some Goodwill...

President Christofias also urged Turkey to return the eastern coastal town of Varosha — which has remained an uninhabited ghost town since the invasion — back to its Greek Cypriot residents. In return, the Greek Cypriot government would consent to opening the northern port of Famagusta under European Union supervision, opening Turkish Cypriots to international trade. The breakaway state can only trade with Turkey as the Greek Cypriot government declared Famagusta closed to international traffic in the 1974 invasion's aftermath.


Are the Intransigent Hardliner VP and his mate Errorgluey still rejecting this????

Still keen for the Self-Imposed Embargoes to continue VP?

[Me Ed]

We await to hear Turkeys exit strategy then.

[Viewpoint]

This is part of a speech by Pres X yesterday, which shows there could be a little light at the end of the tunnel, if Turkey would stop its Intransigence and show some Goodwill...

President Christofias also urged Turkey to return the eastern coastal town of Varosha — which has remained an uninhabited ghost town since the invasion — back to its Greek Cypriot residents. In return, the Greek Cypriot government would consent to opening the northern port of Famagusta under European Union supervision, opening Turkish Cypriots to international trade. The breakaway state can only trade with Turkey as the Greek Cypriot government declared Famagusta closed to international traffic in the 1974 invasion's aftermath.

Are the Intransigent Hardliner VP and his mate Errorgluey still rejecting this????

Still keen for the Self-Imposed Embargoes to continue VP?

Maraş for a port which already operates seems a little one sided throw in Ercan with direct flights and European Supervision of all ports including those in the south and you may just have a deal.

As for contradicting yourself you appear to be doing a good job read your own post.

[Viewpoint]

We await to hear Turkeys exit strategy then.

Or even the GCs, with a frustrated UN and EU and no time frames looks like these talks are heading for a crash and chnages which the Gcs will not like.

[Me Ed]

We await to hear Turkeys exit strategy then.

Or even the GCs, with a frustrated UN and EU and no time frames looks like these talks are heading for a crash and chnages which the Gcs will not like.

Well if Turkey submit their exit strategy by the end of next week, we may see a solution by the end of the year.

[bill cobbett]

This is part of a speech by Pres X yesterday, which shows there could be a little light at the end of the tunnel, if Turkey would stop its Intransigence and show some Goodwill...

President Christofias also urged Turkey to return the eastern coastal town of Varosha — which has remained an uninhabited ghost town since the invasion — back to its Greek Cypriot residents. In return, the Greek Cypriot government would consent to opening the northern port of Famagusta under European Union supervision, opening Turkish Cypriots to international trade. The breakaway state can only trade with Turkey as the Greek Cypriot government declared Famagusta closed to international traffic in the 1974 invasion's aftermath.

Are the Intransigent Hardliner VP and his mate Errorgluey still rejecting this????

Still keen for the Self-Imposed Embargoes to continue VP?

Maraş for a port which already operates seems a little one sided throw in Ercan with direct flights and European Supervision of all ports including those in the south and you may just have a deal.

As for contradicting yourself you appear to be doing a good job read your own post.

How's Varosi in return for direct trade under EU supervision (we don't want any sub-standard dodgy stuff from Tr slipping through) and we'll throw in the Eurovision Song Contest?.... as a Further Show of Goodwill?

[Viewpoint]

Throw in direct flights and supervision of your ports and you might have a deal.