Bagis: Turkey ready to press reset button over Cyprus

Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis called on the newly elected Greek Cypriot administration leader Nicos Anastasiades to gather with his Turkish Cypriot counterparts at the earliest opportunity, noting that he is ready to host all elected leaders of the island on the Bosphorus, provided that they come to Istanbul together. "We are ready to press the ‘reset' button for resolution of the Cyprus issue," Bagis told reporters yesterday. "The earlier stance of the elected person in favor of the Annan plan in the past can be considered as an appropriate choice he made in the past. We hope that this axis does not shift to other directions with pressure from different circles," Bagis noted, adding that Anastasiades has a serious opportunity to hold his will without bowing to pressure from other circles.