Bu sefer post'umda cok gurulandigim bir arkadasimi yazmak istiyorum, Selen. Genelde uzak memleketlerde yasadigimiz icin, sevinclerimizi ve uzuntularimizi bir avuc turk arkadaslarimizla paylasiyoruz.
Arkadasim Selen'nin yaklasik 1 senedir yazi yazdigi "Landscape Dergisi" bu ay Selen'le
roportaj yapmis. Roportajin en guzel yani sadece Emirliklerdeki bayan peyzaj mimarlari ile yapiliyor olmasi ve ulkede sadece 12 tane var(MIS).
Selen'de aralarinda ki tek Turk bayan oluyor. Bu beni ayrica cok
sevindirdi. Seninle guru duyuyorum Selen, basarilarin devamini dilerim.
Eger ilgilenirseniz Landscape Dergisi
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Friday, 4 July 2008
Cyprus settlement back on track
I though, it might be interesting to read article of Cyprus posting written by a Greek Cypriot Foreign Correspondent. The article published yesterday in The National Newspaper here in UAE.
Right to left, Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot president, Taye-Brook Zerihoun, the UN special representative to Cyprus, and Mehmet Ali Talat, the Turkish Cypriot leader, shake hands after their meeting at a UN compound in the divided capital of Nicosia.
NICOSIA // Amid hopes that Cyprus is finally inching towards a long-elusive settlement, the United Nations has anointed Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister, to advance a new process to reunite the strategically located island. He is regarded as a strong politician with an international standing and a can-do reputation, diplomats in Cyprus said.
The post of UN special envoy to Cyprus has been vacant for four years since the Greek Cypriots, who represent the island internationally, rejected a UN settlement plan they complained favoured the Turkish side.
Mr Downer takes up the post as a fresh effort to settle the seemingly intractable Cyprus problem is under way. Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot president, and Mehmet Ali Talat, who heads the Turkish Cypriot community, met yesterday in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that divides Cyprus to thrash out preparations for fully fledged negotiations.
In “a positive and co-operative atmosphere”, they agreed to hold one more meeting this month before launching formal negotiations, which are expected to begin in early September.
Cyprus has been split along ethnic and religious lines since Turkey invaded the north in 1974 after a short-lived Greek Cypriot coup engineered by the military junta then ruling Greece.
As Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister, Mr Downer, 56, has experience in conflict resolution. He helped foster a peace agreement to end Papua New Guinea’s long-running civil war and played a leading role in securing a UN-backed force to end the bloodshed in East Timor.
More controversially, Mr Downer, along with John Howard, who was Australian prime minister at the time, approved their country’s involvement as one of the original members of the US-led coalition that invaded Iraq five years ago. The move split Australians and led to large street protests, although Mr Downer, a frequent critic of the United Nations, remains unrepentant and clearly regards Iraq as a success.
Using wording that could appear hubristic, he told The Australian newspaper yesterday: “We played our part in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why not try to fix up Cyprus as well?”
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Right to left, Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot president, Taye-Brook Zerihoun, the UN special representative to Cyprus, and Mehmet Ali Talat, the Turkish Cypriot leader, shake hands after their meeting at a UN compound in the divided capital of Nicosia.NICOSIA // Amid hopes that Cyprus is finally inching towards a long-elusive settlement, the United Nations has anointed Alexander Downer, the former Australian foreign minister, to advance a new process to reunite the strategically located island. He is regarded as a strong politician with an international standing and a can-do reputation, diplomats in Cyprus said.
The post of UN special envoy to Cyprus has been vacant for four years since the Greek Cypriots, who represent the island internationally, rejected a UN settlement plan they complained favoured the Turkish side.
Mr Downer takes up the post as a fresh effort to settle the seemingly intractable Cyprus problem is under way. Demetris Christofias, the Greek Cypriot president, and Mehmet Ali Talat, who heads the Turkish Cypriot community, met yesterday in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that divides Cyprus to thrash out preparations for fully fledged negotiations.
In “a positive and co-operative atmosphere”, they agreed to hold one more meeting this month before launching formal negotiations, which are expected to begin in early September.
Cyprus has been split along ethnic and religious lines since Turkey invaded the north in 1974 after a short-lived Greek Cypriot coup engineered by the military junta then ruling Greece.
As Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister, Mr Downer, 56, has experience in conflict resolution. He helped foster a peace agreement to end Papua New Guinea’s long-running civil war and played a leading role in securing a UN-backed force to end the bloodshed in East Timor.
More controversially, Mr Downer, along with John Howard, who was Australian prime minister at the time, approved their country’s involvement as one of the original members of the US-led coalition that invaded Iraq five years ago. The move split Australians and led to large street protests, although Mr Downer, a frequent critic of the United Nations, remains unrepentant and clearly regards Iraq as a success.
Using wording that could appear hubristic, he told The Australian newspaper yesterday: “We played our part in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why not try to fix up Cyprus as well?”
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