Turkish Digest

ISSN No 1554-8414

Monday, August 04, 2008

Talat expects progress in Cyprus this year

"Talat expects progress in Cyprus this year

By Cemil Aybar in Northern Cyprus
The Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has said that he expects upcoming negotiations process to yield a positive outcome by the end of this year.

“I expect important progress to be achieved by the end of this year and a solution by the beginning of 2009” he said, adding that there was sufficient accumulation of work carried out on the Cyprus Issue in order to achieve that goal."

More: Famagusta Gazette

Labels: Cyprus, Negotiations

posted by Turkish Digest @ 8:11 AM

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Press in divided Cyprus hopeful but cautious on peace talks

"Press in divided Cyprus hopeful but cautious on peace talks

The press on both sides of the Cypriot divide on Saturday voiced cautious optimism of a breakthrough in efforts to reunify the divided island after leaders set a date for full peace negotiations.

'It's obvious that the start of talks does not mean that the difficulties and obstacles have been surpassed,' the Greek Cypriot mass-selling Phileleftheros newspaper said."

More:IC Publications

Labels: Cyprus, Negotiations

posted by Turkish Digest @ 10:56 AM

Cyprus media: Hardest part under Cyprus issue has just begun

"Cyprus media: Hardest part under Cyprus issue has just begun
26 July 2008 | 11:43 | FOCUS News Agency
Nicosia. The agreement between the Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias and the leader of Turkish people in Cyprus Mehmed Ali Talyat, which had been signed on Friday, about the beginning of the negotiations under the Cyprus issue is the central subject in Cyprus media on Saturday. The first two meetings will be on September 3rd and 10th, Filelefteros reports."

More:FOCUS Information Agency

Labels: Cyprus, Negotiations

posted by Turkish Digest @ 10:36 AM

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