President Dervis Eroglu of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said that going on Cyprus talks in an open-ended way would prevent reaching a solution.
During a meeting on Monday, Eroglu said that there could be a study by a technical committee in order to eliminate the inconsistencies, but a “leaders meeting” was not on the agenda.
Eroglu said that Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias did not accept a multilateral conference on Cyprus issue, and mentioned carrying out open-ended talks.
An open-ended talk would continue 40 more years, and no one could make Turkish Cypriots sit on the negotiation table for another 40 years, he added.
On April 27, UN head’s special Cyprus adviser Alexander Downer said he planned to carry out “a two-week shuttle diplomacy” between Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders to see if they could agree on methods for a fresh round of settlement negotiations to reunify their island.
“There will be no peace talks between the sides until leaders find a common ground to continue with the negotiations in a fresh round,” Downer noted.
Downer said the UN head had an intention to hold a international conference on the Cyprus issue this summer, adding that Ban’s decision hinged on a “common negotiations ground” between the two leaders that could lead to a comprehensive solution.
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