[/quote]Proposal for international conference on Cyprus
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
• Mon, Jan 17, 2011
The Turkish-Cypriot side is proposing an international conference on the Cyprus issue in an effort to reach a settlement within the next three months.
In an interview with Sunday paper 'Kathimerini', the advisor to Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglou, Kudrer Ozersay noted, that following the Geneva tripartite meeting with Ban Ki Moon in late January and by mid-March at the latest, all international players involved in the Cyprus issue must meet and discuss certain aspects of the problem, such as guarantees.
Eroglou's advisor claimed that the two communities in Cyprus should discuss the rest of the chapters of the Cyprus issue with Greece, Turkey and Cyprus,, and attempt a give and take process, with a view to a comprehensive agreement.
He stressed that in order to have a positive results, new tactics must be applied.
Ozersay further made clear that direct guarantees are a must for the Turkish-Cypriot side.
In a seperate development, reports in two Turkish-Cypriot dailies said that Turkish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu is proposing separate sovereignty for the two constituent states when a settlement is achieved.
Following a report in nationalist 'Volkan', daily 'Kubris' also referred to a separate sovereignty proposal and also disclosed proposals submitted by Eroglu on the governance and power sharing chapters.
According to the paper, the Turkish-Cypriot side proposes that a reunified Cyprus has one international personality, but not a single sovereignty.
Eroglu also seems to be proposing extending guarantor power rights in order to cover the whole of the territory of both constituent states.
Another Turkish-Cypriot idea on the table, is the possibility for constituent states to reach agreements with other states, without transferring them onto the federal government.