"New policies, old attitudes
TODAY'S COLUMNIST
By Tulin Daloglu
January 31, 2006
In 2004, Greek Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos urged his people to vote 'no' on a settlement plan for Cyprus proposed by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan -- and that action has brought about unprecedented results. First, it helped Turkey improve its negative image on the issue. Turkey had been viewed as an obstacle to unification, but when it proposed a plan last week to lift economic restrictions on Cyprus, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations supported it. Ankara's plan includes opening Turkish Cypriot air and seaports to international trade while allowing the Greek Cypriot ships and planes the access to the Turkish territory. "
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