N. Cyprus F.M.: We Will Submit List Of New Council Of Ministers To President Tomorrow

LEFKOSA - Foreign Minister Serdar Denktas of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) said on Sunday, ''we will submit the list of members of new Council of Ministers to President Rauf Denktas tomorrow.''
Speaking to A.A correspondent, Serdar Denktas said he could not convince Prime Minister and Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader Mehmet Ali Talat not to run in upcoming presidential elections.
Denktas said program of the new government and the cabinet will be announced on Monday afternoon the latest, stating that Talat did not want to apply for presidency being a person who could not yet form the government.
Replying to a question, Denktas said CTP Secretary General Ferdi Sabit Soyer would be the Prime Minister in case Talat becomes the president. He said a government would be formed after April 17th under the leadership of Soyer.
Serdar Denktas said they suggested the current council of ministers and ministers to continue till mid April to prevent any problem in case of change of prime minister, noting that distribution of ministries to the parties would be announced on Monday. ''However,'' he noted, ''activities of them would start after presidential elections.''
Serdar Denktas said current government would be in office till April 17th, noting that 2004 budget and constitutional amendment law would be passed from the parliament.