Fileleftheros newspaper wrote that the 2 leaders would meet for the primary time with a concrete dialogue subject and that every one earlier conferences had a social content material “as a result of Tatar didn’t need to focus on something relating to the essence of the Cyprus drawback.”
The newspaper famous that expectations from Monday's assembly had been low as a result of Tatar wished an settlement from the Greek facet to open solely the Haspolat gate and the Greek facet refused to debate their calls for relating to the opening of different gates.
Stating that Hristodulidis advised opening a crossing gate in “Piroi” (Veterans) or “Kokkina” (Erenköy), the newspaper wrote that the Turkish facet rejected the proposal as a result of these areas had been navy zones.
The newspaper acknowledged that Hristodulidis linked the opening of the Haspolat gate with the opening of one other crossing gate, and on the assembly on Monday, it’ll develop into clear whether or not Hristodulidis will insist on this challenge or settle for the opening of the Haspolat gate and go away the problem of opening one other crossing gate to the upcoming talks.
In keeping with the information, Authorities Spokesperson Konstandinos Letimbiotis, in his assertion to the Greek radio station RIK yesterday, stated that if the Turkish facet exhibits honest political will, optimistic developments will be skilled in opening new crossing gates.
Letimbiotis stated that the Greek facet displayed a constructive perspective in direction of reaching a optimistic consequence with concrete recommendations; Nonetheless, he acknowledged that to be able to obtain this consequence, each events should present honest political will.
The motion to open new crossing gates was reported within the Greek press
In the meantime, newspapers additionally included information in regards to the motion organized yesterday by the bi-communal “United Cyprus Initiative” to open new crossing gates.
Politis newspaper, in its information titled “Bi-Communal Motion to Open New Crossing Gates”, acknowledged that within the motion held at Metehan Gate, slogans corresponding to “We’re constructing new roads, we’re reuniting Cyprus” and “Collectively for brand spanking new crossing gates” had been chanted and a consultant of the UN Peace Pressure (UNFICYP) was addressed. He wrote that they gave a letter to be delivered to UN Secretary Basic Antonio Guterres.
The information was mirrored within the Haravgi newspaper with the headline “Opening the Barricades Will Speed up Efforts to Clear up the Cyprus Drawback”.
