Turkish, Greek Cypriot leaders continue to discuss power-sharing
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and his Greek Cypriot counterpart Demetris Christofias held Tuesday their 11th meeting in the buffer zone in Nicosia under the full-fledged talks aiming at finding a permanent solution to the Cyprus issue. (UPDATED)
The Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders conveyed their suggestions regarding the issue of "federal public service" to each other, U.N. Secretary General's Special Envoy for Cyprus Taye-Brook Zerihoun said after the meeting.
He added the next meeting between the leaders would be held on Dec. 16.
The leaders met Tuesday to discuss "federal public administration" and "public commission and foreign relations" issues under the "power-sharing" title, the Anatolian Agency reported.
In the previous meeting, the leaders assessed "federal crimes" and "federal police" and agreed on almost all issues concerning federal crimes.
The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities began talks in September after a four-year hiatus.
The launch of negotiations marked the first major push for peace since the failure of a U.N. reunification plan in 2004, which was approved by Turkish Cypriots but overwhelmingly rejected by the Greek Cypriots.
Despite ten face-to-face meetings, the two sides have made little tangible progress.
Power sharing disputes remain at the heart of the