PRESIDENT TALAT MET PAKISTANI  SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT

President Mehmet Ali Talat said he was aware that  Pakistan  would support Turkish Cypriots under all conditions. He added  that  this support would encourage  and  give support to  the Turkish Cypriot people,   who are striving for  peace and united Cyprus.

President Talat pointed out that  he would be pleased to cooperate with Pakistan on all areas.

The President met with the Speaker of the Pakistani Parliament Cavduri Emir Huseyin yesterday.  Expressing his pleasure from being in Pakistan,  Talat  thanked to the close interest shown to him.

At the meeting President Talat informed Huseyin on the latest developments of the Cyprus issue and  explained the efforts spent towards reaching a solution in Cyprus.

They also evaluated the opportunities of  establishing a  joint  parliamentary group and organizing mutual visits  between the two countries’ parliament members in order  to develop  cooperation and consolidation.

Pakistani Speaker of the Assembly Emir Huseyin said  they had a lot to learn  from Turkish Cypriots on areas of  education and tourism and underlined that they  would be pleased to cooperate with the TRNC on these issues. Huseyin added that they were very pleased to see President Talat in Islamabad.

President  Talat also attended a session of the Pakistani parliament.

Later, President Talat received the Minister of Education Retired Lieutenant General Cavit Esref at the hotel he has been staying. President Talat  also met the Pakistani Prime Minister Sevket Aziz.

 

SOYER “WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE TURKISH ACTION PLAN ENVISAGIND THE LIFTING OF THE  ISOLATIONS  AND THE OPENING OF THE PORTS SIMULTANEOUSLY”

Prime Minister Soyer speaking yesterday morning (September 5) during a visit paid to him by the Turkish Ambassador to Lefkosa Aydan Karahan, who was accompanied by the newly appointed Turkish Embassy Undersecretary Ibrahim Yagli and Consultant Sipahi Ozkara,  has stated that the Turkish Cypriot Side was still committed to Turkey’s Action Plan on Cyprus calling for the lifting of isolations  and the opening of the ports simultaneously.

Evaluating the  report on Turkey, approved by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, he said Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots had  already  announced a policy  on the issues stated in the report  and underlined that   the Turkish Cypriot side  supported Turkey’s action plan on Cyprus.

Soyer stating that in the Draft  Report of the European  Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee  Turkey was asked to open its ports to Greek Cypriot  ships,  and to recognize all EU member states including  South Cyprus Greek Cypriot Administration, said with Turkey’s Action Plan  all these issues  could be solved.

Soyer said that the European Union should support the simultaneous lifting of restrictions on the use of ports if it wants to contribute to peace efforts in Cyprus and be committed to its principles. He said  they will continue to spend efforts for the implementation of the Action Plan.

Stating that the decision was approved and supported  by EU parliamentarians at the  European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs  Committee,  having different  political inclinations,  Soyer said the Turkish Cypriot side was committed  to the EU principles and wanted to take its place within the union after a solution as one of the two politically equal sides in Cyprus.

“The European Union principles includes a decision supporting the Annan Plan for a solution to the Cyprus problem`, he said, adding that it was the Greek Cypriot Administration – which usurped the title of the Republic of Cyprus – that acted in violation of this decision taken by the Union itself.

 Soyer reminded that the European Union also had taken a decision to help lift the international isolation of the Turkish Cypriot people but added that this decision had not been implemented because of the opposition of its own members.

Prime Minister Soyer said  as a government they were always  in cooperation and dialogue with Turkish government.

 

SERDAR DENKTAS TO PARTICIPATE 16^TH KRYNICA-ZDOJ ECONOMIC FORUM

The 16^th Krynica-Zdoj Economic Forum – the second biggest economic forum in the world after Davos-  started  today  in Poland and will continue until 9 September.

The Cyprus issue will be discussed  tonight (6 September)  at a panel titled ‘the Way Towards a Single Standard; the European Union, Turkey and Cyprus’.

The four day ‘Krynica-Zdoj Economic Forum’ will  be held in the southern Poland at the   town of Krynica.

At the Forum, where head of states,  prime ministers  and ministers representing around 160 countries participate each year,   the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will be represented by Deputy Prime Minister and  Foreign Minister Serdar Denktas.