Foreign Ministry And General Staff Reach Agreement On Many Points In Cyprus Summit

ANKARA - Foreign Ministry and General Staff reached agreement on many points in the summit held at the Cankaya Presidential Palace on the Cyprus question on Thursday.
Diplomatic sources said that studies were being continued on Annan plan and stated that those studies were discussed in Thursday's summit. Sources added that the meeting was promising and positive.
Sources said that Foreign Ministry and General Staff gave separate briefings on the issue in the summit.
Stressing that Turkey took serious steps on solution to the issue, sources said that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan should call separately on sides to start negotiations.
Sources said that Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas was expected to come to Ankara on Sunday or Monday and added that Foreign Ministry and General Staff also shared the same view that Denktas should continue to serve as negotiator.
(EÖ-AÖ) 08.01.2004