In its editorial the Cyprus Mail, published in South Cyprus, evaluated the statements made by President Mustafa Ak\u0131nc\u0131 and the President of the Republic of Turkey Tayyip Erdo\u011fan during their press conference in Ankara.<\/p>\n
Mainly the article states the following:<\/p>\n
\u201cWednesday evening\u2019s Erdogan-Ak\u0131nc\u0131 meeting and the subsequent comments made by the two must have disappointed the Greek Cypriot parties and media because they did not offer much ammunition for the normal fighting talk. They were not even able to use the traditional adjectives, such as \u201cprovocative\u201d and \u201cunacceptable\u201d to describe the Ankara comments, focusing instead on interpretations and repeating their well-known positions about a settlement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is understandable that Erdogan\u2019s comments after the meeting took the Greek Cypriots by surprise, because they were positive, forward-looking and supportive of the settlement efforts. He said: \u201cThe aim of these efforts is that this year a new partnership would be established in which both sides would be able to live within the framework of UN parameters. It is a condition to find a Cyprus settlement that would ensure the rights and security of the Turkish Cypriots.\u201d Could anyone find fault with these views? \u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cSome could say that Erdogan stuck to generalities about the future, not wanting to reveal Turkey\u2019s position in the talks. While nobody could rule out this possibility, if he really wanted to undermine the negotiations, which enter an intensive round of meetings next week, he could have made a couple of remarks, calculated to antagonise the Cyprus government and the parties, but he did not. He even avoided mentioning the supposed necessity for Turkish guarantees, thus allowing room for some compromise to be reached on the matter at the talks.<\/p>\n
While the Turkish side\u2019s plans and intentions will become clear at the negotiations that resume next week, the fact that Erdogan\u2019s message was positive could only be described as a good sign for the procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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