NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The financial woes hammering Cyprus could further delay a settlement to the island's nearly 40-year ethnic division, the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots said Wednesday.
With all attention focused on pulling Cyprus out of the economic quagmire it is in, the Greek Cypriot president, Nicos Anastasiades, might end up having to devote less time to restarting stalled peace talks, Dervis Eroglu told The Associated Press in an interview in his office in northern Nicosia.
While the politicians wrangled, banks across the south were shut down March 16 to prevent people from draining their savings after an initial plan stipulated that up to 10 percent of deposits would be seized.
Eroglu, who was elected as head of the Turkish Cypriots in 2010, said the crisis in the south might renew wishes to seek a solution, so long as Anastasiades manages to maintain his electorate's trust.
With all attention focused on pulling Cyprus out of the economic quagmire it is in, the Greek Cypriot president, Nicos Anastasiades, might end up having to devote less time to restarting stalled peace talks, Dervis Eroglu told The Associated Press in an interview in his office in northern Nicosia.
While the politicians wrangled, banks across the south were shut down March 16 to prevent people from draining their savings after an initial plan stipulated that up to 10 percent of deposits would be seized.
Eroglu, who was elected as head of the Turkish Cypriots in 2010, said the crisis in the south might renew wishes to seek a solution, so long as Anastasiades manages to maintain his electorate's trust.
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