Ankara busy with Cyprus developments

The recent developments in the Cyprus dispute will be evaluated in the council of ministers meeting on Monday.

Following the ministry council meeting, the Cyprus issue will be appraised in the National Security Council (NSC) meeting the same day. NSC, chaired by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, will convene at 14.30 p.m.

The meeting, in which the fourth and the final Cyprus plan submitted by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to both Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides in Switzerland’s Burgenstock, is one of the most important NSC meetings in the republican history.

NSC’s tendency will be determined in Monday’s meeting.

“Turkey, which has launched the current process, sincerely supports and continues to support the efforts to find a just and permanent solution in Cyprus,” NSC had said on Thursday.

PARLIAMENT AGENDA ON CYPRUS

Parliament, which went on recession due to the local elections held on March 28, will start this week by discussing the Cyprus developments. Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to inform the parliament over the Cyprus issue on April 6.

In addition, many international and mutual agreements will be handled on April 7-8.

The investigation commissions will continue their studies over the investigations about several ministers.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) will hold their first group meetings on April 6 after the local polls.