CYPRIOT LEADERS TO PROCEED WITH PEACE TALKS NEXT WEEK

President Mehmet Ali Talat of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias could not hold the first meeting of the second round of peace talks today, as the Greek Cypriot party did not want to attend the meeting showing "the recent attitude towards Greek Cypriot worshippers at Yesilirmak passageway" as the reason. 
After the cancellation of the gathering, the two leaders held a phone conversation today thanks to the efforts of United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy to Cyprus Alexander Downer.
During their phone-talk, the leaders assessed the developments that took place yesterday and decided to proceed with the peace talks on September 10.
The first meeting of the second round of talks was scheduled to take place today and parties would start the new round by discussing the "executive" issue under the main title of "administration and power sharing".
Due to a tension at Yesilirmak passageway on Wednesday, the Greek Cypriot administration decided to "cancel" today's meeting.
The peace talks had started on September 11, 2008 and the first round was completed on August 6, 2009.
In the first round of talks, parties discussed Cyprus issue under 6 main topics as; "administration and power sharing", "property", "EU", "economic issues", "territory" and "security and guarantees".