TRNC's Talat meets with Gul, Erdogan

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat yesterday met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During the meeting, the three leaders resolved to speed up initiatives to reach a resolution of the Cyprus problem by the end of this year. The leaders agreed to open the Lokmaci Gate � a key opening from the TRNC's capital Lefkosha into Greek Cyprus � and also to support putting the Annan plan to a fresh referendum without any changes to parameters determined under UN auspices.