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<B-2>Mysterious... leaks about "new idea" for resumption of Cyprus negotiations No official update from the UN How "innocent" are these leaks? Dangerous stunts in the midst of dramatic stagnation</B-1>
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<B-3>In the last twenty-four hours, political circles in Nicosia <B-4>have been leaking information about a new idea</B-3> for the "resurrection" of the Cyprus problem. According to reports, the UN has abandoned the effort to appoint a Special Envoy and is focusing on this new proposal to achieve the goal of restarting the talks.</B-4>
<B-5>Sources tell us that the idea differs from what we know so far, does not refer to the efforts made in the recent past and somehow "steps into" the UN framework for a resumption.</B-5><B-6>In addition, they claim that the proposal under consideration is not linked to the possibility of Colin Stewart assuming an upgraded role in the Cyprus issue. It is something that is considered very likely to happen anyway. In this regard, the landscape will become clear immediately after the Christmas holidays, since before mid-January the new Special Representative will go to the UN headquarters in New York for a first private discussion with Antonio Guterres.</B-6><B-7><B-8>The strange thing about this new idea</B-7> is that it has not reached the ears of all persons involved in the Cyprus problem. But even those who... heard something, were not informed by official lips.</B-8><B-9>In other words, some have seen fit to spread a <B-10>"coffee shop talk".</B-9> The fact that this "coffee shop" is located in New York does not make the fallacy any lighter or the information, which so far <B-11>is not confirmed, any more... serious.</B-10>Note also that in the Cyprus issue there has never been a leak of information before the parties involved were directly informed.</B-11><B-12>Maybe some people see that the public debate on the resumption has faded and are trying to sustain it for reasons unrelated to the Cyprus issue. Except that politics requires responsibility and avoidance of cloud flying.</B-12><B-13><B-13><B-14>The Bitter Truth</B-13></B-14>
<B-15>In reality the present state of affairs remains dramatically stagnant. Month by month the possibility of an agreement - or even an understanding - for a resumption is getting further and further away. Those who have tried to solve this complex equation have not succeeded. And they failed because the Turkish Cypriot side did a 180-degree turn.</B-15><B-16>When one of the two sides decides to upset all the facts by stepping off the UN-defined track, there is little left for the other side to do. Instead, only the UN can actually make a practical contribution to the first party's compliance. And perhaps that is where the policies of our legal side should focus.</B-16>
<B-17>Contents of this article including associated images are owned by <B-18>Cyprus Times</B-17>.
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or <B-19>Cyprus Times</B-18></B-19>
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<B-2>Mysterious... leaks about "new idea" for resumption of Cyprus negotiations No official update from the UN How "innocent" are these leaks? Dangerous stunts in the midst of dramatic stagnation</B-1>
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<B-3>In the last twenty-four hours, political circles in Nicosia <B-4>have been leaking information about a new idea</B-3> for the "resurrection" of the Cyprus problem. According to reports, the UN has abandoned the effort to appoint a Special Envoy and is focusing on this new proposal to achieve the goal of restarting the talks.</B-4>
<B-5>Sources tell us that the idea differs from what we know so far, does not refer to the efforts made in the recent past and somehow "steps into" the UN framework for a resumption.</B-5><B-6>In addition, they claim that the proposal under consideration is not linked to the possibility of Colin Stewart assuming an upgraded role in the Cyprus issue. It is something that is considered very likely to happen anyway. In this regard, the landscape will become clear immediately after the Christmas holidays, since before mid-January the new Special Representative will go to the UN headquarters in New York for a first private discussion with Antonio Guterres.</B-6><B-7><B-8>The strange thing about this new idea</B-7> is that it has not reached the ears of all persons involved in the Cyprus problem. But even those who... heard something, were not informed by official lips.</B-8><B-9>In other words, some have seen fit to spread a <B-10>"coffee shop talk".</B-9> The fact that this "coffee shop" is located in New York does not make the fallacy any lighter or the information, which so far <B-11>is not confirmed, any more... serious.</B-10>Note also that in the Cyprus issue there has never been a leak of information before the parties involved were directly informed.</B-11><B-12>Maybe some people see that the public debate on the resumption has faded and are trying to sustain it for reasons unrelated to the Cyprus issue. Except that politics requires responsibility and avoidance of cloud flying.</B-12><B-13><B-13><B-14>The Bitter Truth</B-13></B-14>
<B-15>In reality the present state of affairs remains dramatically stagnant. Month by month the possibility of an agreement - or even an understanding - for a resumption is getting further and further away. Those who have tried to solve this complex equation have not succeeded. And they failed because the Turkish Cypriot side did a 180-degree turn.</B-15><B-16>When one of the two sides decides to upset all the facts by stepping off the UN-defined track, there is little left for the other side to do. Instead, only the UN can actually make a practical contribution to the first party's compliance. And perhaps that is where the policies of our legal side should focus.</B-16>
<B-17>Contents of this article including associated images are owned by <B-18>Cyprus Times</B-17>.
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or <B-19>Cyprus Times</B-18></B-19>
<B-20>Source</B-20>
