Turkey to map out a strategy with Turkish Cypriots before the talks

Güncelleme Tarihi: Ağustos 27, 2008 12:49

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Turkey will host a meeting with Turkish Cypriot officials to devise a common strategy before the reunification talks on the island scheduled on Sept. 3. Turkish Cypriot officials voice skepticisms about the Greek side’s intentions. (UPDATED)

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In the run-up to the meeting of Cypriot leaders to end the island’s decades- long division, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot leaders will meet this week for the final time to revisit their long-standing position and devise a common strategy, Turkish Daily News (TDN) reported on Wednesday.�

“The position of the Turkish side has remained intact for 30 to 40 years. We want a solution to the Cyprus problem based on political equality and Turkey’s guarantorship. These are incontestable issues for us,” a Turkish Cypriot official told TDN.

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Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat arrives in Istanbul on Wednesday and will travel to Ankara on Thursday to meet with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul. He will also participate in a handover ceremony at the Office of Chief of General Staff.

The talks in Ankara will be the final analysis of the latest developments on the island before Talat and his Greek Cypriot rival, Demetris Christofias, start comprehensive negotiations on Sept. 3.

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Turkey to map out a strategy with Turkish Cypriots before the talks

Turkey will host a meeting with Turkish Cypriot officials to devise a common strategy before the reunification talks on the island scheduled on Sept. 3. Turkish Cypriot officials voice skepticisms about the Greek side’s intentions. (UPDATED)

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