MOLLER BRIEFED THE 5 PERMANENT MEMBER STATES’ REPRESENTATIVES ON CYPRUS

ERCAKICA: "DURING THE MEETING IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TURKISH SIDE’S PROPOSAL WAS WITHIN THE 8 JULY AGREEMENT AND THE AIM WAS TO START THE SUBSTANTIVE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS"

Presidential Spokesman Hasan Ercakica responding to TAK reporter’s questions on Wednesday’s meeting of Lefkosa Ambassadors of 5 permanent member countries of the UN Security Council, said "during the meeting it was confirmed that the Turkish side’s proposal was within the 8 July agreement and the aim was to start the substantive negotiations process".

He added that the evaluation made at the meeting between the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Cyprus Michael Moller and the Ambassadors was in conformity with the Turkish side’s stance.

He said at the meeting no criticism was made to the Turkish Cypriot side’s stance with regard to the 5 September meeting between President Talat and the Greek Cypriot Leader Papadopolous.

 

PERTEV EVALUATED HIS VISIT TO BRUSSELS

Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev has said that issues of Green Line, Financial Aid Regulations and the Direct Trade Regulation were taken up in detail during his contacts in Brussels.

The Presidential Undersecretary Rasit Pertev who returned to the Republic Wednesday night evaluated his 3 day visit to Brussels to the TAK and said during his meetings with the EU officials he discussed various issues about the Turkish Cypriots.

He also said he had the opportunity to hold a one hour meeting with the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn during which the Cyprus issue was mainly discussed.

‘I informed Mr Rehn on the meeting between the two leaders in 5th of September and told him that during the meeting Turkish Cypriot Side had proposed for the immediate resumption of the negotiations process and to take the end of 2008 as a target for a solution, but Greek Cypriot Side had rejected all the proposals’ Mr Pertev added.

Responding to a question Pretev said he also discusses the two Regulation in detail with Rehn.

Stating that he had fruitful meetings with EU officials, the Presidential Undersecretary said his visit was echoed peculiarly in the Greek Cypriot press but added that this was not the first time to hold meetings with EU officials.

 

CRISIS GROUP : "PAPADOPOLOUS IS AN OBSTANCE INFRONT OF A SETTLEMENT"

Greek Cypriot daily Fileleftheros in his report entitled "It might be necessary for Papadopolous to withdraw,if it was desired to reach a settlement" stated that the Crisis Group has featured Papadopolous as a hard liner leader who should withdraw if it was desired to reach a settlement.

The newspaper reported that the think tank organization called Cisis Goup representative Hugh Pope, hile submitting his report on Turkey stated that the Greek Cypriot Leader Tasos Papadopolous had made default on supporting the Annan Plan and featured Papadopolous as a hard liner leader, ho should withdraw if it was desired to reach a settlement.