Startling developments

The developments over the issue of the Cyprus partition problem have become really startling, as the US has requested the UN General Secretary, Kofi Annan - via US State Department special coordinator in Cyprus, Thomas Weston and the American permanent representative in the UN, John Negreponte – to submit the draft plan for the solution of the Cyprus problem.

Thomas Weston declared that the significance of the issue demands immediate actions, boosting up rumours in New York that the draft plan is to be submitted by next Friday.

Alvaro de Soto is in constant contacts with Kofi Annan and Tomas Weston, working out the details of the plan with his partners.

Meanwhile, Nicosia is still on hold, while a well-informed source revealed to ANTENNA TV that everything now depends on the UN conference to be held on Thursday, presided over by Kofi Annan. The UN General Secretary on his turn is particularly cautious raising the final objections to the US and asking Ankara to commit that it will proceed to the relevant talks over the proposed plan. Therefore, it is likely that the UN General Secretary will not submit the draft plan before the next few days, as Thomas Weston is to visit Ankara by the end of the week.