The
Turkish Cypriot side has rejected the Greek Cypriot’s side latest proposal
regarding a joint statement aimed at kick-starting a new round of talks on the
Cyprus problem, the Cyprus Mail reports.
The Greek
Cypriot negotiating team were informed by the United Nations that the most
recent proposal regarding a joint statement had been rejected by the Turkish
Cypriots without them submitting any counter proposal.
Following
this development, President Anastasiades has called a meeting of the national
council for Wednesday morning to discuss the Greek Cypriot side’s next step.
Head of
the President’s diplomatic office, Nicos Christodoulides told CyBC that efforts
would continue to formulate a joint statement and that a deadlock had not been
reached.
“The
President remains steadfast in his opinions that a joint statement is
required,” he said.
He added
that the aim was not just to begin talks but to reach a conclusion.
“For
three months now we can’t even seem to agree on issuing a joint statement so
you can imagine if we had entered into discussions without putting down certain
conditions that we could hit a dead end within a month,” Christodoulides said.
He added
that there was no Plan B but rather that the plan is for the two sides to begin
negotiations so a solution can be found.
No comments:
Post a Comment