Baykal: "The UN has lost ground in Iraq"

At the current Socialist International meeting in San Paulo, Brazil, Baykal yesterday was elected its deputy chairman. Speaking at the gathering, Baykal claimed that the United Nations had lost its efficacy in Iraq. Concerning recent violence in the Middle East, Baykal said the situation was deteriorating, adding that the basic causes underlying the disputes needed to be resolved. On the Cyprus issue, the CHP leader said the European Union should not put pressure on the sides to reach a hasty settlement that would not ease the 30-year-old issue but rather complicate it.