Denktas says ready for restarting talks..

Turkey said it would welcome resumption of talks and disagreed with the Security Council resolution putting the blame on Denktas.
"It is impossible for us to agree with putting the blame on only one of the two sides," said a statement from the Foreign Ministry, noting that Greek Cypriots were not ready to submit the U.N. plan to referendum in a meeting in The Hague on March 10 and that Greek Cypriots also rejected a set of solution proposals offered earlier in April by Denktas.
"The talks can start," the Anatolia news agency quoted Denktas as saying before attending a conference in the western Turkish province of Bursa. But the Annan plan is unacceptable "unless important changes are made to it," he said.
"We agree with the part of the U.N. resolution calling for resumption of talks. We have to discuss how they will start, who will be negotiators. Other than that, it is out of the question that the Annan plan will be discussed once again," Denktas said.
"The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) will continue to exist. KKTC will go on its way together with Turkey."
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday also welcomed the council’s recommendation that negotiations be re-launched.

"It is a positive development that (the council) called on the continuation of negotiations," Anatolia news agency quoted Erdogan as saying.

Papadopoulos signing accession treaty with EU
The division of the island could jeopardize Turkey’s European Union membership bid.

Annan tried to get both sides to agree to the reunification plan so that a united Cyprus could sign a treaty on April 16 to join the European Union next year, but the talks collapsed last month when Denktas rejected the proposal.

Greek Cypriot leaders are due to sign an accession treaty today during a summit in Athens in a formal ceremony to be attended by leaders of member and candidate countries, including Turkey.

Turkey will not send its prime minister and be represented at the foreign minister level. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul might have a hard time when all participants are asked to applaud new members as their leaders sign the accession treaty.

Newspaper reports said Gul might leave the hall when Greek Cypriot leader Tassos Papadopoulos signs the treaty in order not to be forced to applaud the Greek Cypriots’ accession.

Denktas said it would have been better if Turkey had not been represented at all in the summit but noted that it was a matter for to Turkey to decide.
He said the "EU has invited trouble by admitting Greek Cyprus before reunification and added: "I hope the EU does not take on Cyprus as a problem, but as an issue that should be solved justly."