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    Davutoglu Proposes Two-State Solution for Cyprus

    http://asbarez.com/109076/davutoglu-proposes-two-state-solution-for-cyprus/
    Thursday, March 28th, 2013


    Turkey's foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu

    TBILISI - Turkey wants to negotiate a two-state solution to the Cyprus
    issue, if according its foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu,
    reunification talks between the two sides fail and no agreement is
    reached for the establishment of a joint commission on the island's
    gas resources, reported Hurriyet Daily News on Thursday.

    It seems Davutoglu is unhappy that Cyprus has offered rights to oil
    and gas exploration around the island as collateral for an
    international bailout package from the European Union without taking
    into consideration occupied Cyprus.

    In 1974, Turkey invaded Cyprus, which has effectively become a divided
    island. No country, with the exception of Turkey, recognizes northern
    Cyprus as an independent nation. Yet, the Turkish foreign minister
    insists that its occupying forces on the island must be taken into
    consideration by the sovereign Cypriot government.

    `We have three paths ahead ... The U.N. mission should be accelerated
    and the sides should talk on a comprehensive solution and the
    resources should belong to a united Cyprus. A new state, which Turks
    are a part of, should be able to use them,' Davutoglu said speaking in
    the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, where he is attending a meeting with
    his counterparts from Georgia and Azerbaijan.

    The United Nations envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer said earlier this
    month that a bid to restart stalled talks to reunify the divided
    island would only happen after the country concluded negotiations with
    prospective international creditors for a rescue loan that it needs in
    order not to go bankrupt.

    `If this does not happen, then two sides should establish a body over
    the usage of resources that should jointly manage the marketing and
    extracting. The fund should be blocked in an account and should be
    used for peace process and the period after peace,' Davutoglu said,
    referring to reunification talks.

    `If these do not happen and Greek Cyprus says `the resources are ours'
    then it means tacitly that Turkish Cypriots own the resources in the
    north. If they behave according to this claim, we are ready to
    negotiate a two-state solution. Then these two states will meet in the
    EU,' warned Davutoglu.

    Turkey's bullying continues.

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