Cyprus talks enter new stage

With not much time left, the Turkish and Greek prime ministers look set to enter the ongoing Cyprus talks on 28 March, the day of Turkish local elections. In the meantime the foreign ministers of the two countries will be chairing the negotiations. TRNC President Rauf Denktash is still dragging his feet and is threatening to boycott the process. The difference between his past and present behaviour is that he no longer has Ankara on side. Even his former sponsor is expressing impatience with him.