TALAT MET POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES
President Mehmet Ali Talat met leaders and representatives of
political parties with seats in the TRNC parliament yesterday (11
July).
Meeting was attended by Prime Minister, Republican Turkish
Party-United Forces Leader Ferdi Sabit Soyer, the party’s General
Secretary Omer Kalyoncu, Foreign Minister, the Leader of the
Democrat Party Serdar Denktas, the party’s General Secretary
Ertugrul Hasipoglu and Atay Ahmet Rasid, the leader of National
Unity Party Huseyin Ozgurgun, the party’s General Secretary Turgay
Avci, the Peace and Democracy Movement General Secretary Mehmet
Cakici and the party’s Head of Lefkosa District Ozgun Kutalmis.
Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer speaking after the meeting, said
with the arrival of the UN Secretary General’s Undersecretary to the
island, İbrahim Gambari the Turkish side had again found the
opportunity to keep the Cyprus issue based on the UN principles,
in spite of the Greek Cypriot side’s dominative stance to solve it
on the EU principles.
He
said they will constructively evaluate this situation, which has
two points, first the start of the studies on the technical issues
relating daily life and the second the start of the studies on
substantial issues, which was parallel to the first one and be
conducted under the supervision of the two leaders.
Serdar Denktas responding to a question on the technical
committees, said conducting simultaneous negotiations both on the
technical issues and substantial issues was agreed as a method
at the last meeting, and that they put forward their evaluations
and any dangers (if existed) of this method and conveyed the
President their views. Stating that the Presidency and the Foreign
Ministry was in fact in consultation on various issues said, from
now on, they were going to define the subject titles and discuss
them in front of the community. He added that it was to early for
more detailed explanation since they were going to discuss these
issues among themselves first.
National Unity Party Leader Huseyin Ozgurgun said “the UBP was
following the process carefully and with restraint, because we have
serious suspects regarding Papadopoulos and the Greek Cypriot
sides’ aim. Therefore, we conveyed this views to the president.”
Peace and democracy Movement General Secretary Cakıcı pointed out
that a picture displaying the sides as wanting peace was driven
however, this was not reflecting the realities. “Turkish Cypriot’s
need was to take necessary steps for an urgent solution and with a
clear approach and proposals to struggle for this” he added.
OSMAN SARPER RELEASED ON BAIL
Turkish Cypriot Architect Osman Sarper, who was arrested and had
been kept in police custody in South Cyprus since the 27th
of June, while trying to cross into South Cyprus through the Metehan
checkpoint for possessing files of building plans and documents, has
been released on bail.
Osman Sarper appeared again at the Greek Cypriot Lefkosa District
Court yesterday morning, which ordered his release on 1500 Cyprus
Pounds bail. The Court postponed the hearing until the 8th
of December.
