TRNC's Talat visits DISK

Visiting Turkey yesterday, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mehmet Ali Talat met with Suleyman Celebi, the head of the Turkish Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DISK), at the group's headquarters in Istanbul. Telling how he is set to meet with the Greek Cypriot administration leader next Tuesday, Talat said that the TRNC wants to start negotiations towards finding a settlement on the divided island. For his part, Celebi urged the European Union not to show double standards on its stance on a settlement.