Turkish daily Sabah newspaper (28.02.14) reports on the meeting of the Greek Cypriot negotiator Andreas Mavroyannis with officials of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Sabah writes that according to information obtained from diplomatic sources, the negotiator from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Feridun Sinirlioglu said that the cross talks symbolized an unprecedented opportunity to reach a resolution in the island and claimed that both Turkey and “Northern Cyprus” have a strong and determined political will. He said that the Turkish side came to the negotiating table without preconditions, and said that the Greek side should do the same. He also stated that Turkey is willing to open its airports and harbours if a permanent resolution is reached. Touching upon the energy resources of the island, Sinirlioglu stated it would be possible to sell the gas to Europe with a pipeline from Turkey.