Progress in four of the six points set by the UN Secretary -General was noted during today’s meeting at the old Nicosia Airport, President Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar. This was what the herself stated Nikos Christodoulides On his return, heralding a new meeting with Tatar before Easter. In his statements to the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, President Christodoulides initially noted that today’s meeting was initiated by the Greek Cypriot side, following the informal five -day conference in Geneva.
As he said, there has been progress, in four issues and specifically mentioned “We have agreed to set up a youth technical committee with 12 members on each side. We will recommend names to the United Nations until April 15. “
The second issue, he said, “It concerns the environmental issues, the Technical Environment Committee will discuss specific issues following the recommendation we have made in the discussions in Geneva.”
As the Cypriot President, “The third issue concerns the issue of cemeteries’ restoration. The Technical Committee for Monuments will proceed. “
Noted that “The fourth issue is about deceit. What has been agreed is to exchange through the negotiators in relation to where we want to be deceived. “
As for the fifth point, that of the barricades, the President Christodoulides He said that there was progress, but not a result. As he explained, The discussion was better From the previous time, there has been some progress, but without any announcement, and the debate will continue at the level of negotiators.
In relation to the last issue concerning the issue of energy, the President Christodoulides He noted that there are some requirements that cannot be accepted by our side, as they escape the framework that the frame itself European Union He has set, which has expressed interest in supporting this effort financially.
President Christodoulides said that, beyond these issues, he raised two other issues on his own initiative. One, he said, concerns the issue of implementation of what has been agreed in the mixed village of Pyla and the importance of implementing what was agreed and the second were some specific demands of the Maronite Community, which will be examined “And we will see if there will be a positive response. “
The President said he asked for a new meeting as soon as possible, before the Eastersomething that will happen. “We expect this week, as we have been informed by the United Nations in the bureaucratic procedures, to announce the personal envoy of the UN Secretary -General.”
Today, he added, all the movements and actions of the Greek Cypriot side moved in the context of those that took place and discussed in Geneva, with the sole aim of reopening talks on the basis of the agreed framework.
“There have been special references from my own and E. Tatar in relation to what we discussed in Geneva and we are here, we know where we want to get, we know where we want to go, we know how to get to our goal and this effort is going on,” said.
Asked where the Turkish Cypriot side’s positions go away from the European context, the president Christodoulides said that “Our position is that any confidence building measures should enhance the effort to resolve the Cyprus problem on the basis of the agreed framework.”
Added that none MOGwhich can be used as an infrastructure or utilized as argument reinforcement for another form of solution to the Cyprus problem, “And I am obviously referring to the two states, it cannot be accepted, and this is also the position of the European Union, as expressed by the well -known letter from the European Commission President and the President of the European Council, but also to the specific project that the EU is ready to fund.”
Asked what new arriving on the roadblock, President Christodoulides said that today there was a substantial discussion. “I explained to how important to us is the issue of the Pythera -Athlete barricade and the issue of the coconut pocket barricade, with specific distance references, with specific answers to concerns expressed.”he said.
He added that there was a debate, and he said he thought the debate was better than the previous one on the Turkish Cypriot side a mere refusal. “There was a discussion, we had arguments. In fact, we have also shown specific maps and these will continue, the discussions will continue at the level of negotiators. “ he said.
Asked if E. Tatar is no longer negative President Christodoulides He said he does not want to speak to Mr Tatar. “But I can tell you that there was a better discussion than the previous time. We do not have a positive effect, I explained why Pyroyanos-Athens is important, because it is important to the issue of granules, how the inhabitants of the areas will benefit, and when we talk about MOE, the whole of the Cypriot people should benefit. I understand the importance of an apple barricade for himself, what I asked and explained, I repeat, using a map, is how important these two barricades are. “he said.
Asked if the map he presented was the one who presented in a previous discussion, the president responded positively. “Yes, with more specific references, with distances, with how it will work in both cases and on the issue of Pyrrhus and the issue of coconuts that concern a very short distance, which will greatly facilitate the lives of locals.”he said.
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