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ONGOING EFFORTS TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT
The Republican Turkish Party-United Forces (CTP-BG), who
are continuing their efforts to form the new government, yesterday (January
5) declared that they have broken off ties with the National Unity Party (UBP)
and were focusing on forming a coalition between the Peace and Democracy
Movement (BDH) and the Democrat Party (DP). Within this context, Mehmet Ali
Talat proposed to the DP to form a coalition.
Yesterday, CTP-BG leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, and party
leaders met with the UBP, BDH and DP and stated that his party was
concentrating on the idea of forming a widely supported government between
the CTP-BG, BDH and the DP political parties.
Meanwhile, the Democrat Party decided to evaluate various
government formulas in its party’s assembly.
TURKISH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING:
"TURKEY DETERMINED TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRESIDENT
DENKTAS"
Turkish Justice Minister and Government Spokesman, Cemil
Cicek, stated that Turkey was determined to continue the Cyprus negotiations
with President Denktas.
The Turkish Council of Ministers convened yesterday (January
5) and a large part of its agenda was taken up by discussing the Cyprus
issue.
Following the meeting the Turkish Justice Minister and
Government Spokesman, Cemil Cicek , stated
that Turkey really wants to settle the Cyprus issue by resuming negotiations
on the basis of the Annan Plan. He said if the problem could not be settled
within a certain time framework, then the responsibility for this did not
rest with Turkey.
Cicek said the Cyprus issue wasn’t just important for
the Turkish citizens and TRNC citizens living there but, also very important
for Turkey because it was a national cause.
Referring to the EU issue, Cicek said there was a time
constraint both for the solution of the Cyprus issue and for EU membership
and that this time period should be used constructively. He added that due
to reasons not stemming from Turkey the Cyprus issue couldn’t be solved
and following the TRNC’s recent general elections Turkey was in the
process of developing an initiative for a re-evaluation of the situation.
Explaining that Turkey wanted to resume a new round of
talks on the Cyprus issue on the basis of the Annan Plan and sincerely
desired a settlement of the issue, Cicek said, if this issue could not be
settled by a certain date responsibility for this would not rest with Turkey
and this had also been announced by the Turkish Foreign Minister. He said
while evaluating the period up until May, without ignoring past difficulties
and having a clear understanding of the point reached and future prospects,
Turkey was in favour of restarting the negotiation process.
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WHAT
WE WANT? - Rauf R. Denktaþ,
2 December 2003
FULL
TEXT OF SPEECH MADE BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF TURKEY, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOÐAN,
IN NORTHERN CYPRUS ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
ERTUGRULOGLU CALLS UPON GREEK
CYPRIOTS: "AS LONG AS YOU DON’T ACCEPT TURKISH CYPRIOTS AS EQUALS,
UNPLEASANTNESS BETWEEN US WILL CONTINUE"
SPEECH
GIVEN BY TURKISH PRIME MINISTER MR. RECEP TAYYIP ERDOÐAN, DURING THE
CELEBTRATIONS OF TRNC'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY (15.11.2003)
PRESS
RELEASE FROM TRNC'S REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN NEW YORK ABOUT THE GREEK
CYPRIOT IMPRISONMENT, FINING AND DEPORTATION OF FOUR FOREIGN STUDENTS
STUDYING IN TRNC UNIVERSITIES.
SERIES
OF ARTICLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE PRESENT CONDITION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT
VILLAGES IN SOUTH CYPRUS
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