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Cypriot Newspaper Presents New Map of Cyprus After Greek and Turkish Side Talks

kypriako-xartis-diaprWhile ongoing peace negotiations between Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci, Cypriot newspaper Politis speaks of an imminent agreement and presents the new map of the island.
Anastasiades and Akinci are in negotiations in Mont Pelerin, Switzerland to decide which territories will be returned to Greek Cypriots. The Turkish Cypriots have so far only offered a list of principles that should govern the delineation of the borders. Anastasiades says the territories should be clearly defined on maps.
According to the newspaper report, “after intense negotiation, that started with the Turkish side claiming 32% of Cyprus, Anastasiades and Akinci put on the table the last percentage they would be willing to accept. Anastasiades appointed 28.2% and Akinci 29.2%. The distance of one percentage point shows that convergence is very close to a rate close to that envisaged by the Kofi Annan plan (28.7%).”
However, Akinci has made it known to all that he would like the final territorial map to be completed during the conference, so that Turkey would be responsible for the final map. This way, the Turkish-Cypriot leader suggested, there will be limited reactions by the communities that will be relocated and easier for them to adopt to the solution after the referendum. Furthermore, Anastasiades is unlikely to raise an objection to the plan as long as there is a clear framework regarding territories.
If the two leaders come to any sort of initial agreement in the two-day talks, a new round of deliberations would follow involving Greece, Turkey, the United Nations and possibly the European Union.

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