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[insan]

Surprising Support by Putin About Cyprus

A surprising support came to Turkey from Russian leader Vladimir Putin about Cyprus. Putin who called UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, said that they will support a settlement in Cyprus and the isolation of TRNC was not fair.

Putin and Erdogan answered questions of the press in President Hotel. Putin said that "We support the plan of UN Secretary General Annan about Cyprus. We talked with Putin a while ago. We are supporting his plan about Cyprus. This includes continuing economic relations and removing the isolation."

Putin said that Cyprus was a sensitive issue and therefore must be treated carefully.

[magikthrill]

Wow, this guy is really serious about creating a turkish-russian union, isn't he?

Do two poor nations equate to one richer one though?

[brother]

Powerful springs to mind, with a view to control the middle east and be a viable opponent to the E.U and U.S.

So i ask would you rather have an E.U with Turkey or a Turkey-russia partnership?

[boulio]

have to wait and see it can all be window dressing just to sign contracts or it can be a "classic turkish media report"with putin deniying afterwards.

[boulio]

according to the cypriot news agency which claims to have a copy of putins statements after his meeting with erdogan,putin riterates his support for a soluiton to the cyprus problem thru the offices of the UN.However he also claims that the embargo on the north will come to a end when there is a complete solution to the cyprus problem.

[insan]

However he also claims that the embargo on the north will come to a end when there is a complete solution to the cyprus problem.

Ahaa! There was no need for him to suggest this, then. Or are there some who claims embargos should be sustained after the comprehensive solution achieved to Cyprus problem?

[boulio]

my greek is not as good as it used to but this is what it says if someone else can give a better translation:

Κ) Εκπρόσωπος - Κυπριακό - Δηλώσεις Πούτιν
ΚΥΠΕ - ΛΕΥΚΩΣΙΑ-Κύπρος - 11/01/2005 20:11:11

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Η κυπριακή κυβέρνηση, διά του Εκπροσώπου της Κύπρου Χρυσοστομίδη, σημειώνει τις δηλώσεις του Προέδρου της Ρωσίας Βλαντιμίρ Πούτιν για ετοιμότητα της Μόσχας να στηρίξει τις προσπάθειες του ΓΓ του ΟΗΕ για μια συνολική διευθέτηση του Κυπριακού καθώς και την τοποθέτησή του ότι η άρση της ''απομόνωσης'' των Τουρκοκυπρίων θα πρέπει να λυθεί στο πλαίσιο της συνολικής επίλυσης του προβλήματος.

''Η κυπριακή κυβέρνηση μελετά τις δηλώσεις του Προέδρου της Ρωσικής Ομοσπονδίας κ. Πούτιν σε σχέση με το Κυπριακό, με την ευκαιρία της επίσκεψης του Πρωθυπουργού της Τουρκίας στη Μόσχα'', αναφέρει ο κ. Χρυσοστομίδης σε γραπτή δήλωσή του, που εκδόθηκε μετά από δηλώσεις του κ. Πούτιν στο πλαίσιο της επίσημης επίσκεψης του Τούρκου Πρωθυπουργού Ρετζέπ Ταγίπ Ερντογάν στη Μόσχα.

''Σημειώνεται η δήλωση του κ. Πούτιν για ετοιμότητα της Ρωσίας να στηρίξει τις προσπάθειες του Γενικού Γραμματέα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών για μια συνολική διευθέτηση του Κυπριακού και όσον αφορά το λεγόμενο οικονομικό αποκλεισμό των Τουρκοκυπρίων, είπε ότι το θέμα τούτο θα λυθεί στα πλαίσια της συνολικής διευθέτησης'', προσθέτει ο κ. Χρυσοστομίδης.

[insan]

Putin's statements on Cyprus noted, says Cyprus Spokesman

Nicosia, Jan 11 (CNA)-- The Cypriot government noted today's statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Cyprus, Spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides said here Tuesday in a written statement.

Chysostomides' statement came in the wake of comments by Putin at a meeting with Turkish businessmen, during Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan's official visit to Moscow.

Putin had said that he supports the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's plan for a comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus problem and noted that the termination of the so-called ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community is tied to the settlement of the problem.


http://www.cna.org.cy/newse/


So-called "isolations"? Weird

[Saint Jimmy]

Weird, indeed

[brother]

The age old saying springs to mind "money talks and bullshit walks", in short russia making so much money and business with turkey it suits them to side with the turks but diplomatically keep the gc close for peace of mind and to put pressure on when needed to suit the bigger picture.