German Greens' Roth: "There's no room in Europe for walls and boundaries"

Germany has experience with divided societies, and there is no room for walls and boundaries in Europe, said German-Turkish Interparliamentary Friendship Group Chair Claudia Roth yesterday. Roth, currently visiting the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), yesterday met with TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat. "We felt joy with the fall of the (Berlin) wall, and this experience shows that mutual understanding and compromise can been reached after years, and that every country, including those in Europe, can live without walls and separation." For his part, Talat reiterated his call for an end to sanctions on the TRNC. "Cypriot Turks want a solution on the island, as they showed in the 2004 referendum, and the problem remains unresolved due to actions of the Greek Cypriots," he said. Roth also presented a piece of the Berlin Wall to Talat.