{"id":12105,"date":"2024-05-16T23:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12105"},"modified":"2024-05-16T23:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:00:59","slug":"government-spokesman-ankara-s-role-crucial-in-cyprus-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12105","title":{"rendered":"Government spokesman: Ankara, \u2019s role crucial in Cyprus talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/government-spokesman-ankara-s-role-crucial-in-cyprus-talks.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Ankara is key to the efforts aimed at solving the Cyprus problem, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1784981628\">\n<div id=\"cypru-402529861\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-3258592980318-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To this end, this is why <strong>EU-Turkey relations can play a significant role<\/strong>, he told journalists during a press briefing.<br \/>\nLetymbiotis was responding to a question as to whether\u00a0he believes there is a difference of opinion between Ankara and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar.<br \/>\nHe underlined it was well-known that the key to the effort behind these talks lies in Ankara.<br \/>\nHolguin had said Turkey\u2019s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had been willing to listen \u201cwith an open mind.\u201d<br \/>\nNonetheless, he added it is a positive sign that UNSG envoy Maria Angela Holguin has expressed her intention to continue efforts aimed at resuming talks.<br \/>\nHe stressed the government would continue to take initiatives with a goal of creating positive conditions that will lead to the resumption of peace talks.<br \/>\nIn a press briefing, Letymbiotis noted that it is <strong>through dialogue that answers can be given<\/strong> to the concerns and worries of both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.<br \/>\nHe added the Greek Cypriot side had responded positively to Holguin\u2019s proposal for a joint meeting with herself, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar and the two negotiators.<br \/>\nThe suggestion was rejected by Tatar, who said he refused to sit at a table where Greek Cypriots would be classed as the Republic and the Turkish Cypriots would be a community.<br \/>\nLetymbiotis referred to the measures for Turkish Cypriots, announced by the government last January, as well as to the recent European Council conclusions which, he said, sent a clear message about the progress that can be made in\u00a0EU-Turkey relations, through progress in the Cyprus problem.<br \/>\nAccording to the spokesman, these initiatives <strong>send a positive and constructive message to Turkey<\/strong>, aimed at making the necessary progress for the impasse to be lifted and for talks to resume.<br \/>\nHolguin will continue her contacts in EU capitals and Ankara and has stated her willingness to continue efforts \u201cwhich sends a very positive message,\u201d Letymbiotis said.<br \/>\nHe added that diplomatic efforts will continue diplomacy must be given room to play its role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ankara is key to the efforts aimed at solving the Cyprus problem, according to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis. EU-Turkey relations can play a significant role in this effort. Through dialogue, answers can be given to the concerns and worries of both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Initiatives and measures are being taken to create positive conditions for the resumption of peace talks. Diplomatic efforts will continue to play a role in resolving the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9675,1240,2460,2577,5732,1862,3139,3,10263,413,679,4657,398,264,379,7298,6421,4454,8903,1392,250,3330,415,3029,7083,3716,3755,7633,1346,4442,2788,3331,634,4834,9454,7410,6951,3840,4671,3522,2244,1026,1844,177,268,1161,8704,649,6305,3770],"class_list":["post-12105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-ankara","tag-clear","tag-community","tag-concerns","tag-conditions","tag-contacts","tag-cypriots","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-mail","tag-cyprus-problem","tag-cyprus-talks","tag-dialogue","tag-diplomacy","tag-ersin-tatar","tag-eu","tag-eu-turkey-relations","tag-european-council","tag-fidan","tag-follow","tag-foreign-minister","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-government","tag-government-spokesman","tag-greek-cypriot-side","tag-greek-cypriots","tag-journalists","tag-lies","tag-meeting","tag-message","tag-mind","tag-news","tag-opinion","tag-peace","tag-peace-talks","tag-positive-conditions","tag-positive-message","tag-progress","tag-proposal","tag-relations","tag-resuming-talks","tag-talks","tag-tatar","tag-turkey","tag-turkish-cypriot","tag-turkish-cypriot-leader","tag-turkish-cypriot-leader-ersin-tatar","tag-turkish-cypriots","tag-who","tag-willingness"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Government spokesman: Ankara, \u2019s role crucial in Cyprus talks<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"diplomatic efforts. 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