Thursday, April 06, 2006

..:: ABHABER.COM :Ankara, Athens at loggerheads on path to Cyprus peace

"Ankara, Athens at loggerheads on path to Cyprus peace

Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis yesterday voiced the need for those concerned to work on a new Cyprus peace plan which respects the EU acquis, citing the membership of Greek Cyprus in the 25-nation bloc.

However Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Namik Tan stressed yesterday that a solution to the Cyrus problem should only be found under the United Nations' auspices, underlining continued Greek and Greek Cypriot efforts to bring the Cyprus issue before the EU. Bakoyannis, at a joint press conference with her Greek Cypriot counterpart George Iacovou, also insisted on a previous statement of 'The Annan plan is history,' referring to the rejection of the plan by the Greek Cypriots. "

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