Monday, 28 September 2009
President Mehmet Ali Talat of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) met on Sunday with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos of Spain which will take over rotating presidency of the EU in January 2010.
"I informed Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos on recent developments regarding the Cyprus issue. Since Spain will take over presidency of the EU, it will have significant duties. If we can resolve the Cyprus issue, referenda would be held during Spain's presidency," he said following the meeting.
Talat is set to meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday. Talat will ask the UN secretary-general to warn the Greek Cypriot administration to hold the ongoing Cyprus talks under the UN parameters.
"I had a chance to meet with UN Secretary-General Ban, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu during a reception of the OIC. During the meeting, I told the UN secretary-general that the UN should take part in the Cyprus talks more actively," he added.
