No trust in Turkish Cypriots

The Republic of Cyprus has postponed indefinitely negotiations planned for Thursday of this week over a reunification with the Island's Turkish population, citing the refusal of the Turkish Cypriots to allow a pilgrimage of Greek Cypriots to the Turkish-controlled part of the island. The liberal daily Phileleftheros welcomes the break-off in negotiations: "The Turkish side often negotiates with a logic that is not conducive to mutual understanding. And such negotiations - regardless of whether they are on small details or large issues - hit the core of the Cyprus problem. ... The question is not whether the Turkish side apologises retroactively. Because the Turks have done what they wanted to. But if they've already reneged on their promises over minor issues how can we trust them regarding the major ones?"

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