Under the front-page title: “Plan by the end of January and a quintet summit immediately after”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris Postasi (15.12.15) writes that it has been made known that the two sides in Cyprus have agreed to present a plan by the end of January 2016 or by the beginning of February 2016, for the solution of the Cyprus problem.
Invoking an anonymous diplomatic source, the paper writes that the solution plan is almost ready except from some small issues that need to be retouched and adds that as it is planned, a quintet summit will take place within the above-mentioned period of time in order for the guarantee issue to be discussed.
The diplomatic source said that the process for the solution of the Cyprus problem is “beyond retrieve”. The source added that the fact that the two leaders’ aim is to come up with a plan by the end of January or the beginning of February the latest and present it to the “people” for approval, shows their strong goodwill to reach a positive result.
The sources also underlined that the three guarantor countries are already prepared for the quintet summit. The other involved party is the five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, which will be involved in the process right after the end of the quintet summit.
On the other hand, another source close to the paper said that the solution plan will be set to both sides for approval in separate and simultaneous referenda probably in March, April or May.