PHILELEFTHEROS: “Settlers are lifejacket for Denktash” Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, facing defeat in the upcoming elections this December, has resorted to registering settlers on the electoral roll. According to reliable sources, a number of settlers have been given identity cards recently, while a large number of Turks have been given nationality without even living in the occupied north. These developments have caused concern among the concerned the Turkish Cypriot opposition and the Americans, who warned Ankara that any abnormal increase in population would be considered unjust and undemocratic.
ALITHIA: “Turkish Cypriot leaders want to see Papandreou” Turkish Cypriot opposition leaders described reports of rejecting an invitation to meet with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou as a misunderstanding. Leader of the Republican Turkish Party Mehmet Ali Talat denied reports he had turned down an invitation to meet Papandreou, expressing his surprise at statements made by Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman, Panayiotis Beglitis. Talat said they replied positively to a possible meeting with Papandreou at the Ledra Palace hotel during his visit to the island.
SIMERINI: “Health Ministry’s shock investigation” An unbelievable human story came to the surface on Tuesday, after shock charges were made by a 40-year-old man from a village in the Nicosia district. The 40-year-old accused his wife and doctors of conspiring to hide the fact that he was not the natural father of the third and youngest child in his family. The man reported the alleged conspiracy to Health Minister Dina Akkelidou and the police. Akkelidou appointed a health official to investigate the claims.
POLITIS: “Declaration of war” The United States and Rauf Denktash have declared war. American special co-ordinator for Cyprus Thomas Weston has given a clear show of support for the opposition in the occupied north and sent a strong warning to Turkey not to transport voters to the north for the elections. Denktash accused the Americans of meddling the elections, while his representative at the United Nations has unleashed an attack through the American press against Weston.
HARAVGHI: “AKEL visited Karpass three years ago” AKEL hit back at DISY’s attempt to monopolise interest on the enclaved Greek Cypriots, highlighting in an announcement that AKEL was the first party to visit Rizokarpasso three years ago. AKEL spokesman Andros Kyprianou confirmed that AKEL leader Demetris Christofias led a team of representatives to the Karpass peninsula back in 2000. He said AKEL’s initiative led to the solution of a number of problems for the enclaved.
MACHI: “DISY-AKEL war over prices” AKEL seemed troubled by DISY’s proposal for a reduction in car prices, contesting the origin of the proposal. AKEL deputy Stavros Evagorou in an obvious attempt to undermine the substance of DISY’s proposal, said that before the last presidential elections, opposition parties suggested the gradual reduction of consumer taxes. He accused DISY deputies of populism, asking why they hadn’t offered the people free cars. In response, DISY deputy Lefteris Christoforou argued the government would not lose revenue from the overall proposal because tax evasion would also be eradicated.
