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[01] Turkish Premier sees new initiative after ''elections'' in occupied Cyprus

[01] Turkish Premier sees new initiative after ''elections'' in occupied Cyprus

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Turkish Premier sees new initiative after ''elections'' in occupied Cyprus

by Maria Myles

Constantinople, Feb 12 (CNA) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes that there will be a new initiative on Cyprus after the so-called presidential elections in Turkish occupied Cyprus in April, and said he wants to see the Greek and Turkish Cypriot sides increase their contacts in order to create common ground ahead of any new initiative.

According to reliable sources close to a meeting here today between Erdogan and a four-member delegation from the Democratic Rally party (DISI) from Cyprus, the premier said the non solution in Cyprus is not a solution and pointed out that politicians are there to solve problems, views which he has already outlined to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan whom he has asked to undertake a new initiative on Cyprus, as Erdogan said.

Erdogan, the same sources have said, explained to the DISI delegation that he hopes that after the elections the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities will express a common willingness for a process that will prove to be effective towards a political settlement.

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