Article: Writethru: Turkish Cypriot leader ready for reunification talks

Writethru: Turkish Cypriot leader ready for reunification talks

NICOSIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat expressed on Monday his willingness to revive the deadlockedreunification talks with the new Greek Cypriot leader and president to be elected in next Sunday's run-off election.

"As the Turkish Cypriot side, we are ready to contribute to these efforts and find an early, just and comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem," Talat said in a written statement.

He made the remarks one day after the incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos, a hardliner on the Greek Cypriot side, was knocked out during the first round of presidential election.

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