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January 26, 2006
Cyprus: Turkish "Action Plan" for Cyprus Meets Greek Skepticism
There is a solution to the "Cyprus Question": throw the Turks out: FM meets British counterpart, says Turkish proposals on Cyprus do not differ from those tabled last May
Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis discussed the issue of Cyprus with his British counterpart Jack Straw, who arrived in Athens on Thursday evening in the framework of a working visit. Earlier, Straw was received by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis. Molyviatis noted that the Greek government examined the Turkish proposals on the issue of Cyprus very carefully."The conslusion is that in essence they do not differ from the proposals which had been tabled last May and which led nowhere," Molyviatis said.
"The thought of a quadripartite conference was revived," the foreign minister said, adding that "this framework is not suitable since the issue of Cyprus constitutes an international matter which is being discussed at the level of the United Nations."
Molyviatis recalled the statement by Commissioner Olli Rehn that Turkey has assumed obligations which it must fulfill and reiterated Greece's position on the reunification of Cyprus in such a way that all the inhabitants of the island will enjoy the benefits from accession to the European Union.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at January 26, 2006 8:24 PM
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