We will not give away to anyone 37 per cent of the territory

LondonCypriot


Joined: 15/12/2008
Posts: 426

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 14:27

............We will not give away to anyone 37 per cent of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus. For us, our most valuable commodity is our homeland and its freedom,” he added...................



http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=48869&archive=1

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:01

Unreasonable? Inflexible? Moi?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:03

I can't see these 'talk's' lasting much longer. It's starting to get a bit bitter. Talat should give us all an early Xmas present and walk away with his head held high.

andre 514


Joined: 31/03/2008
Posts: 1163

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:24

there is nothing wrong with talking:

many of the world's conflicts are included in a real or imaginary peace process



as regards cyprus, this most complex and intractible of all the disputes,

there seemed very little common ground indeed before the talks started last year



to please outside players as well as in the hope of pulling something out of the fire

the two leaders duly paddled their pedaloes off into the very choppiest of seas,

but little or nothing has come of it



surprised? nah!

sad? just a bit!!

pessimististic? not at all!!!



long live kktc

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:25

Bill

I have always reckoned that Talat will walk away from the talks and effectively stand down as President before the next presidential elections.

AJ

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:45

I think so too Dave.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 15:59

I think Talat will see it through till the bitter end.

He isn't going to want to go down in Cy history as the one who walked away.

The GCs will play hardball all the way until Talat loses the election and they will take the blame when it all ends in tears.

fiendishpaul


Joined: 18/05/2008
Posts: 1720

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 16:13

I think that it would be a great pity if Talat should stand down and not contest the presidential election. Whilst he has not been able to make any significant headway in the talks, I get the impression that he is a truly decent and honest man, something I cannot say about his potential successor as president, Eroglu.



Paul

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 16:18

so fiendishpaul, what do you know about President Eroglu that makes you believe he is not decent and honest? NCFP want to know all!

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
19/11/2009 16:21

and I didn't ask that just to get my 4th star - that would be childish