Third Phase in Cyprus

“That is to say that, as from today, the calendar ahead of us is shorter then the process that begun in New York but is more intensive and complex than the previous two-month period.

“While Greek Cypriots perceive a solution as Turks joining them, the Turkish side perceives a solution as bizonality… As things got more and more serious, Turkish and Greek Cypriot confessed to themselves the things they demanded, realistically. Happiness, according to Socrates,, begins from “Gnotis afton.”

“In the process in Lefkosa, both sides became aware that they were very far from compromising. Polls in both sections showed that both communities rejected the Annan Plan in its present shape…

“The Cyprus issue will have its real parameters in the foursome talks in Switzerland, tomorrow. This issue is in reality, a Turkish-Greek problem. A solution which does not make them happy, can not happen. Therefore this process ahead, is more important and more promising…”