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Cyprus plays down new Turkish threats over drilling
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:26 am
by Paphos Life
The government on Thursday sought to play down Turkey's latest warning that it will not stand idly by while Greek Cypriots press ahead with gas exploration off the island's southern coast....
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Re: Cyprus plays down new Turkish threats over drilling
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:30 am
by geoffreys
This just confirms that the settlement talks are dead in the water (no pun intended).
Geoff.
Re: Cyprus plays down new Turkish threats over drilling
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:07 am
by Dominic
Not at all. Sabre rattling is standard practice.
Re: Cyprus plays down new Turkish threats over drilling
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 12:18 pm
by geoffreys
Dominic wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:07 am
Not at all. Sabre rattling is standard practice.
As is walking away from settlement talks, which are like I said dead in the water.
The "talks" are now just a blame game - each side blaming the other for their failure, when in fact neither side had any intention
of compromising enough in order to achieve a settlement.
Are YOU saying they will settle? Not do you HOPE they will.
Geoff.