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TRNC President: The ball is in Greek Cypriots' court

Eroglu met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's special Cyprus envoy Alexander Downer on Wednesday.

11.12.2013 - Update : 11.12.2013
TRNC President: The ball is in Greek Cypriots' court

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President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Dervis Eroglu said the ball is now in Greek Cypriots' court and they are expecting steps to open the way for talks.

Eroglu met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's special Cyprus envoy Alexander Downer at the presidential palace and said after the half-an-hour long meeting that TRNC government partners PM Ozkan Yorgancioglu, Deputy PM Serdar Denktas and main opposition party leader Huseyin Ozgurgun also gave support to a common declaration text and they explained Downer Cypriot Turks' approach to a common declaration.

Eroglu said the efforts to restart talks were at a very critical point now and refrained from more detailed comments on the issue.

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