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THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 2-8, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Cyprus President Anastasiades Says Talks with Turkey Are at an Impasse Yet Again THE NATIONAL HERALD, AUGUST 2-8, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 9 Cyprus President Anastasiades Says Talks with Turkey are at an Impasse Yet Again ATHENS – A frustrated Cypriot Anastasiades told Samaras throw up his hands in frustration President Nicos Anastasiades has the main stumbling blocks re - and decide not to run again. joined a long list of government main the same as have been ob - Both sides are also being officials, envoys and negotiators stacles in decades of fruitless and squeezed by the international to see a likely dead-end in hopes broken-off talks: Turkish-Cypri - community, especially the to reunify the island divided ots want to keep the properties United States, United Nations since an unlawful 1974 invasion they unlawfully seized chief and European Union, to find a by Turkey, telling Greek Prime among them. resolution, with much of the Minister Antonis Samaras there’s In comments after the meet - pressure on the Greek-Cypriot no progress. ing – which was attended by side to relent and accept the re - As did his predecessor, former Greek Foreign Minister Evange - sults of the unlawful Turkish in - Cypriot leader and Communist los Venizelos, the PASOK leader vasion. chief Dimitris Christofias, who who is a partner in the govern - “All the conditions are ripe for grew so exasperated that Turk - ment, and Cypriot counterpart a solution to the Cyprus problem, ish-Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu Ioannis Kasoulides – Samaras but the point has to be driven wouldn’t budge an inch that he said Turkey was responsible for home to the Turkish-Cypriot side decided not to run again, Anas - low expectations for a solution. as well as Turkey,” Anastasiades tasiades blamed what he called “Talks will continue but will said a day before the July 20th Turkish intransigence for the lat - only lead to a settlement if the date of Turkey sending in troops est breakdown. other side displays genuine po - after a coup on the Cypriot side Anastasiades had predicted litical will,” said Samaras, who set off jitters. there could be a breakthrough has otherwise tried to build a But Turkish-Cypriot negotia - but than ran into Eroglu, who cozy relationship with Turkish tors are reportedly insisting on has been a stonewall hardliner Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Er - the continued presence of Turk - unwilling to make any conces - dogan. ish troops over a Greek-Cypriot sions, even though the Cypriot “Greece and Cyprus will con - proposal for the EU and UN to leader offered so many before tinue our peaceful struggle to AP Photo/PEtros GiAnnAkouris act as guarantors on the island. talks began that one of his coali - overturn the fait accompli of the Pictured Left to Right: Greece's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, In a statement to Cyprus tion parties walked out of the Turkish occupation,” he said, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. News Agency, Anastasiades said government in protest. adding that Turkey has yet to fall he still thinks there’s a chance The 40th anniversary of in line with international law and TURKEY TALKS TOUGH vision may become permanent, is a member – said it will not for an agreement although Turkey’s invasion and occupation its EU obligations. The European Court of Hu - as unification talks broke down change its position that its army Eroglu, a hard-liner, has shown of the norther third of the island, Analysts say volatility in the man Rights ruled that Turkey again, as they have for decades. is going to stay, a potential deal no signs of compromise. which it still holds and calls a Middle East and upcoming Pres - must pay the damages to Cyprus Anastasiades said that breaker even for Anastasiades, He said that a solution that Republic no other country in the idential elections in Turkey have for its 1974 invasion and the is - Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish com - who has shown signs of being will safeguard the rights of world recognizes, just passed moved the Cyprus issue down on land’s subsequent division. munities must work together to willing to make big concessions Greek Cypriots, without denying and Anastasiades said he was so Ankara’s political agenda. Foreign Minister Ahmet make sure that partition does not to get reunification. the rights of Turkish Cypriots, vexed at the lack of progress he In May, Turkey said it Davutoglu called the ruling un - go on, but that was offset by con - He and his Turkish-Cypriot was feasible and would have po - feared a permanent partition wouldn’t pay $123 million in fair and said it put all the blame tinued demands from Turkey it counterpart Dervis Eroglu earlier litical, social, and financial ben - with no hope of unifying the two damages to Cyprus that was or - for Cyprus’ division on Turkey. be allowed to keep a standing this year said talks would re - efits. Turkey though, doesn’t sides. dered by Europe’s top human He said the ruling was “non- army on the northern third it sume after a two-year hiatus want to return seized property Turkey, which wants to join rights court. The furious Turks binding” because Turkey does controls. during which the Turkish leader and wasn’t even willing to ac - the European Union, still keeps said it was a big blow to peace not legally recognize Cyprus’ Troops have been there for 40 dug in his heels and wouldn’t cept a previous proposal from a standing army on Cyprus and talks on the island and refused government. years and Turkey, which wants negotiate, which prompted Christofias to allow a Turk to be refuses to recognize the govern - to recognize the order of a court Anastasiades said he’s wor - to join the European Union but Anastasiades’ predecessor, Com - the island’s President on a rotat - ment. despite its EU ambitions. ried that the island country’s di - won’t recognize Cyprus – which munist Dimitris Christofias, to ing basis. It didn't work. Fearing “Social Unrest” Protests, Next Greek-Troika Debt Talks Will Move to Paris ATHENS – Greece's government critics believe Greece will fail to generations of wild overspend - protecting high-profile tax says its next meetings with in - attract the foreign investment ing and runaway patronage by evaders and didn't want him go - ternational debt inspectors will that will be essential to making successive New Democracy and ing after them. take place in Paris instead of any recovery sustainable,” the PASOK governments, largely the While German Chancellor Athens - a move it says signals Financial Times reported. cause of the country's crushing Angela Merkel, whose country the country is no longer under Often tense meetings with in - economic crisis. puts up much of the loans and "intense pressure" to make aus - spectors have occurred in The austerity measures who has insisted on tough aus - terity measures, although it Athens regularly since the coun - Samaras embraced – after pre - terity, said she will not allow a doesn't want to face more social try was bailed out in 2010 to viously opposing – have created debt write-down, Greece can unrest. monitor Draconian public record unemployment and deep count on France for support. Government spokesperson spending cuts. poverty, and which signs of a re - In an interview with the Sofia Voultepsi said the meet - The country's major opposi - covery, he now opposes the newspaper Kathimerini, French ings will take place in early Sep - tion Coalition of the Radical Left terms again and said he would Finance Minister Michel Sapin tember with officials from the (SYRZA), which is leading in not implement any more. gave the assessment but said his Troika of the European Union- polls and is vehemently opposed SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT country will support Greece’s International Monetary Fund- to austerity, said the switch to Though no longer facing the bid to re-do or walk away from European Central Bank (EU- Paris was a stunt to deflect criti - threat of imminent bankruptcy, a big chunk of the money it IMF-ECB) that has put up 240 cism and keep the talks out of Greece relies on rescue loans owes, even though French tax - billion euros ($327 billion) in Government spokesperson Sofia Voultepsi. the public eye. and is hoping for concessions payers would take a hit. two bailouts. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras from other Eurozone members “It’s too early to predict the The venue, she said, had ficials will come back to Athens He noted Greeks must see said if he comes to power he to make its runaway national needs of Greece, we will jointly been changed from Athens at after the debt talks to check on their income rise for this to hap - would revise the terms of the debt sustainable. examine the overall situation of the government's request to reforms. pen although the government bailouts or default on the loans, The government submitted [Greek] debt this Autumn. avoid disruption from protests PASOK, under current leader has for four years slashed which critics said would leave legislation to Parliament, con - Based on the information we and strikes with Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who was salaries along with big tax hikes Greece broke and even bring tinuing a tax administration will have, we will take decisions Antonis Samaras, the New made Deputy Premier/Foreign and slashed pensions. down the 18-member Eurozone. overhaul that had been de - on financing issues,” said Sapin. Democracy Conservative leader, Minister in return for backing “We are facing a period of Samaras, who has blasted manded by bailout creditors He added that, to his view, eager to avoid the kind of social more of the pay cuts, tax hikes, strong growth,” he predicted, al - Tsipras for that stance, nonethe - who have complained that suc - Greece is now “in a much better and political instability that and slashed pensions imposed though the government has ad - less is also trying to change the cessive governments have done economic, financial and fiscal brought down his predecessor, first by Papandreou, is a coali - mitted it won’t help bring down bailout terms, either through re - little to go after tax cheats.
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