TRNC President Rauf Denktas and political party leaders will continue their discussions on the proposed United Nations plan in another meeting today.

The meeting will start at 5:00 at the Presidency.

Meanwhile, on January 4, the President submitted his written evaluations in an 8- page document to political party leaders on the UN plan.

In the meantime, the political parties are also evaluating the issue in order to present their latest evaluations in today’s meeting.

Speaking on Turkish TV, the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, Bulent Arinç, stated that President Rauf Denktas as a national hero who has defended and carried out the national cause of the Turkish Cypriots up until today.

Explaining that accompanied by a  20-people Parliamentary delegation, he will arrive in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on January 13, Arinc said during the three-day visit, on the basis of the equality and sovereignty of the Turkish Cypriot people, the parliamentary delegation will have contacts with state and government officials, political party leaders, and  representatives of non governmental organisations.

Arinc also said that after their return to Ankara, they will inform the Turkish Grand National Assembly on their visit to the TRNC.

TRNC Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu speaking on Bayrak Radio Television (BRT) on January 3, pointing out that there is no any difference of views between the Turkish government and state authorities on the Cyprus issue, said he was very relieved with assurances given by the leader of the Turkish Justice and Development Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, during his contacts with them.

Stressing that in the event of signing the UN document, the possibility to change it would be eliminated, Eroglu said there are some aspects of the document, mainly on the issues of sovereignty, the maps, and the resettlement of Greek Cypriots to the North, which should be amended if it is to be a basis for negotiations.

Reiterating that "there cannot be a Turkey without the TRNC", Eroglu said that there could not be a national policy without Turkey.

Asked whether there exists a difference of opinion or not with the Turkish government on the Cyprus issue Eroglu said: "The Turkish state and government have protected the national cause and the recent statements made by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer and Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis are in this direction." Eroglu also added that he would continue his contacts with the Turkish authorities.

Stressing the importance of whether Kofi Annan’s document is a basis for negotiations, the Prime Minister reminded that the two parties have conveyed to the UN Secretary General aspects of the document they would like to amend. He also added that there are some aspects which should be amended, particularly on the issues of sovereignty, the maps, and the resettlement of Greek Cypriots to the North, if it is to be a basis for negotiations.

The Greek Cypriot weekly ‘Kipros Simera’ reported that documents verifying that money was laundered in South Cyprus by ex-Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic would be handed over to the United Nations by the Government of Yugoslavia.

The weekly reported that confidential documents containing detailed information about South Cyprus’ involvement in the money laundering activities of the Milosevic rejime would be handed over to the UN International Criminal Tribunal.

It stated that the documents to be handed over by the Government of Yugoslavia contain detailed information which identify that the Milosevic regime was laundering money via the many offshore companies operating in South Cyprus, and also refers to the "Anteksol" and "Brawnskor" offshore companies.