Cyprus talks resume after New York meeting

Turkish Cypriot illegal Bayrak television (12.11.11, online) reports that Dervis Eroglu, the Turkish Cypriot leader, has announced that he will be meeting with the President Demetris Christofias on Wednesday the 16th of November.

Referring to this phase of the talks, he said two methods will be used: he himself, meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader once a week, and the UN carrying out shuttle diplomacy between the two sides. “The UN will be meeting with me and then the following day it will be meeting with Christofias” said Eroglu, adding that the two sides will have the opportunity to prepare themselves for another tripartite meeting which will be held in January 2012.

Noting that the Cyprus issue is not a personal issue of his, own but a problem that belongs to all of the people, Eroglu said the people elected him to find a permanent solution, one that will safeguard their interests. He also expressed the hope that they will be able to find a solution to the Cyprus problem by the first quarter of next year. “If not, we expect the Secretary-General to make a move that will allow us to see our future,” Eroglu added.