Bagis allow direct flights & we will recipricate

wanderer


Joined: 05/02/2009
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28/11/2011 12:39

12:24 Turkey offered to bow to EU demands and open its ports, airports and airspace to Cyprus under what it called a "Taiwanese-style" diplomatic arrangement to help drive Cypriot reunification talks resuming on Monday under U.N. pressure for a breakthrough.

The European Union Ankara seeks to join demands Turkey end an embargo on traffic from Cyprus.

Turkey, for its part says the EU should ease isolation of Turkish Cypriots, something Greek Cypriots reject as implicit recognition of a renegade state.

Turkish EU minister Egemen Bagis told Reuters he believed a simple arrangement could help free up talks over Cyprus.

"The minute a British Airways, an Air France, a KLM, a Lufthansa plane lands at Ercan airport (in northern Cyprus), Turkey is ready to open all of her airports, sea ports and air space to Greek Cypriot planes and vessels," Bagis said.

wanderer


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Message Posted:
28/11/2011 12:40

The breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in north Cyprus, recognised only by Ankara, has direct air links only with Turkey. It is also excluded from international sport, finance and trade.

"The fact that an Al Italia or an Air France plane is landing at Ercan would not mean that they recognise the TRNC," Bagis said in an interview late on Sunday. "This would be like the Taiwanese model - a trade relationship."

Many states, forced by Beijing to choose between China and breakaway Taiwan, choose diplomatic ties with the former; but Taiwan retains international contacts on a trading basis

http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/turkey-offers-open-ports-airports-cyprus-exchange-direct-flights-breakaway-north/20111128

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
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Message Posted:
28/11/2011 12:43

'' The balls in your court President Christofias ''

cypbb


Joined: 23/09/2011
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Message Posted:
28/11/2011 15:25

Christofias will kick the ball right out as he will see that the Turkish side will benefit....take the blinkers off GCs... and we can all live in hope.