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Third way, Greek Cypriot perspectives YUSUF KANLI

Third way, Greek Cypriot perspectives

Not only Turkish Cypriot opposition leader Kudret Özersay, some Greek Cypriot politicians also have been talking about a “third way” in Cyprus peacemaking. These proposals, obviously, not necessarily match, but still in the absence of a common ground to move forward, very much like the British “non-plan,” they might indeed be explored.

February 24 2021
Third way in Cyprus YUSUF KANLI

Third way in Cyprus

Last week, in talks with Elizabeth Spehar, the special representative and head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, Kudret Özersay reasserted the possibility of a third way Cyprus resolution prospect, apart from the federation or two states approaches.

February 22 2021
British plan needs to be examined YUSUF KANLI

British plan needs to be examined

Friends in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have reported about a written British plan for a Cyprus settlement. Yet, they admit that a verbal presentation was made during the meeting between President Ersin Tatar and U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab. Written or verbal, would that make a difference? The much-discussed “Guterres points” were verbal as well. Well, to this day there are two different contradictory versions of the “Guterres points” but on the general outline of it, there is clarity.

February 17 2021
Cyprus summit left to daisy fortune YUSUF KANLI

Cyprus summit left to daisy fortune

You remember the story of the Cyprus 5+2 informal summit? First, in mid-February the informal summit to seek ground for a new round of Cyprus talks was to convene in Europe in the non-EU Switzerland. That did not work out. Then it was said it might convene in now non-EU member Britain, in London. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres apparently did not want to travel because of the pandemic. The U.N. farm in the Greentree area of New York City was considered suitable for a summit in early March. This time, guests other than Guterres, began to say, “We don’t know, when the secretary-general can’t travel because of the pandemic, don’t we have any concerns, why should we take risks?” Now it is said that the 5+2 summit may convene in Greentree in the second half of March. I am sure that may change soon as well.

February 15 2021
The British plan for Cyprus YUSUF KANLI

The British plan for Cyprus

A British plan for Cyprus has been moving around since U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab met separately and recently with both the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders of the eastern Mediterranean island.

February 10 2021
Action, not slogans, needed YUSUF KANLI

Action, not slogans, needed

Instead of slogans like “two-state solution” or “we’ve broken the mold,” it’s high time to talk about meaningful policies, practices and actions in short.

February 08 2021
Truth hurts YUSUF KANLI

Truth hurts

You know how it is said, a lunatic throws a rock into a well and 40 smart persons can’t get it out. That’s where we’re at. All hell broke loose when a businessman said, “Cut off the civil servants’ salary and support private-sector workers.” It’s not something anyone with some commonsense would say, of course. However, it can only be the ingenuity of the Turkish Cypriot people and the enemies of the state to start a feud against businesspeople in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and to thoroughly destroy the investment possibilities that are already not there with such ramble proposals as “asset tax.”

February 02 2021
Interesting questions YUSUF KANLI

Interesting questions

A young journalist friend asked me a couple of questions, rather a couple of interesting questions.

January 27 2021
Today’s laundry cannot be dried under yesterday’s sun YUSUF KANLI

Today’s laundry cannot be dried under yesterday’s sun

It is almost clear when and where the conference, which has now evolved into a 5+2 format with the U.N., the European Union will be participating as an observer, will convene in New York in the second half of February.

January 25 2021