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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-07
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[01] Cyprus FM speaks to ANA-MPA
[01] Cyprus FM speaks to ANA-MPA
Cyprus Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou said on Sunday that
differences between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot sides
would be bridged and direct talks for finding a solution to the
protracted Cyprus problem that began on September 3 would end in
success only if the Turlish Cypriot side showed good will and readiness
for "an honourable negotiation to the benefit of the people of Cyprus
and not of third countries."
Speaking in an exclusive interview with ANA-MPA, Kyprianou, who is
expected in Athens for talks on Tuesday, made clear that the Greek
Cypriot side has exhausted all margins for compromise and could not
accept a solution of "two states" through a 'virgin birth' proces.
The reference to "two constitutent states, which is sometimes distorted
by the other side, does not constitute a starting point but the
conclusion of the process" in the sense that "the federal solution will
be a partnership between the two communities and will be formed by two
local governments and not states, as is the case in all federations,"
Kyprianou added.
The Greek Cypriot side's objective for a "Cypriot solution" does not
ignore the fact that Turkey, as the country which occupies the northern
part of Cyprus, "holds the key to the solution in its hands," Kyprianou
also said.
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and the leader of the Turkish
Cypriot community Mehmet Ali Talat began on Wednesday, September 3,
direct negotiations with a view to reunite the country, divided since
the 1974 Turkish invasion. The two leaders will meet again this week.
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