"Cyprus gov't blames Turkish Cypriots for failure of talks
Cypriot government spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides blamed the Turkish Cypriot side on Tuesday for the failure of recent EU-sponsored talks.
The talks were aimed at finding a compromise deal to allow the implementation of an EU aid and trade package for the Turkish Cypriot north.
The stance of the Turkish Cypriot side and its insistence on the stance made the talks a failure, the spokesman told reporters.
'The whole effort failed due to the insistence of the Turkish Cypriot side on its positions,' he said. "
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