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Article: Turkish-Cypriot leader vents; Cites unkept promises, despite backing U.N. plan.(WORLD)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 29, 2005
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Byline: David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Turkish-Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat warned yesterday that frustration is building over his community's continuing international isolation despite the vote last year for a U.N. plan to reunify Cyprus.
"There is a backlash among our people already, because we haven't seen the results we were told we would see," said Mr. Talat, president of the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, in an interview.
"One side - the Turkish Cypriots - chose the path of compromise, while the other side - the Greek-Cypriot community - did not. Yet we are the ones who remain isolated," he said.
Mr. ...