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Subject: CYPRUS: Solution to dispute is 'pos
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Title: CYPRUS: Solution to dispute is 'possible', says U.S. diplomat


nicosia, sep 16 (ips/george penintaex) -- even though he left here
without a single commitment from either the greek or turkish
sides, a u.s. diplomat wednesday expressed hope for a settlement
to the longstanding cyprus dispute.

ambassador nelson ledsky, special cyprus coordinator at the u.s.
state department, ended a three-day visit to this divided island
and flew to athens, greece, the last leg of his three-nation tour,
which also took him to ankara, turkey.

he has been shuttling between the greek and turkish side in a bid
to narrow differences over the future of this east mediterranean
island, which has been divided into a southern greek and a
northern turkish nation since turkey invaded in 1974.

''we have come 90 percent of the way. there is in my judgment no
reason to turn back, no reason to talk of failure, the draft
framework agreement is before you,'' ledsky told turkish and greek
cypriot reporters at a joint press conference at the ledra palace
hotel, situated in the u.n.-controlled buffer zone of nicosia.

the u.n.-sponsored cyprus peace talks -- recessed last month --
will be resumed on october 26 in new york, where cyprus president
george vassiliou and turkish cypriot leader rauf denktash will
continue their face-to-face negotiations in the presence of u.n.
secretary-general boutros boutros-ghali.

denktash has threatened not return to new york on october 26
unless certain preconditions were met, including rotating
presidency and an equal share of power in the divided state.

the greek cypriot-controlled government has however rejected the
denktash demands, saying they were falling out of the context of
the ''set of ideas'' prepared by the u.n. secretary-general.

ambassador ledsky said he had come to the island with ''some
suggestions as to how to end the dilemma. i have outlined a few of
these ideas to denktash and a few to vassiliou. i have not reached
an understanding nor did i expect to'', he said.

he further admitted: ''i made a number of suggestions, we
discussed these suggestions. in no case were my suggestions
accepted immediately.''

his trip to turkey, cyprus and greece will be followed up by a
trip of a u.n. negotiating team headed by oscar camilion, a former
argentine foreign minister.

ledsky remains optimistic that ''peace on this island is
possible, i believe reconciliation is possible. a federal republic
will be in the interest of all the people on the island.''
(more/ips)

cyprus: solution to dispute is 'possible', says u.s. diplomat(2-e)

cyprus: solution (2)

the leaders of the greek and turkish cypriot communities signed
in 1977 and 1979, two high level agreements, envisaging the
establishment of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.

he added the turkish side is seeking autonomy in their bizonal
community, political equality in the new federated state, physical
and military security, and equality in economic opportunity and
prosperity.

referring to the specific aspects of the problem, ledsky noted
that the issues of territorial adjustments and displaced persons
are still the most sensitive issues for the turkish side and of
the greatest importance for the greek side.

security council resolution 774 -- adopted unanimously last month --
has called on the parties to work hard to reach a framework
agreement before the end of this year and use 1993 as the year for
the transitional period towards a federation.

ledsky is keen on the u.n. peace-keeping force in cyprus
(unficyp) staying here until a negotiated agreement is reached,
although he is aware that three out of eight troop-contributing
countries to unficyp have already announced an intention either to
withdraw or reduce their contingents.

denmark said it would pull out its 340-strong contingent by the
end of 1992 while canada and denmark said they would reduce their
forces. the 2,100-strong unficyp mans the 180-km long dividing
line across the island.

in the event that denmark withdraws its force, the rest of the
u.n. force would be spread to cover the gap, a unficyp
spokesperson said. (end/ips/ip/gp/cpg/92)
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