TRNC's Talat to meet with Greek Cypriot leader

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat will meet today with Greek Cypriot administration leader Dimitris Christofias under the terms of a framework agreement reached in May. Before the meeting, Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou expressed pessimism about the possibility of direct negotiations, whereas Talat's spokesperson Hasan Ercakica said, "We want to begin comprehensive negotiations." A senior Turkish official said that the Greek Cypriots are failing to abide by earlier agreements and trying to introduce new conditions.