World press on Cyprus issue (May 8, 2013)

Hürriyet Daily News published an article by Yusuf Kanli headlined "Is US back in Cyprus diplomacy?" 

"A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement a while ago escaped the attention it deserved. That statement was stressing that Turkish and American top diplomats were meeting very frequently. Issues were so intense that, though they had 10 or so telephone talks within a week, there were many issues they did not complete discussing. Thus, they decided to come together in Istanbul for a face to face meeting. It was extraordinary for an American secretary of state to visit a country three times in a few weeks. But, that was what apparently what Secretary of State John Kerry understood from proactive foreign policy. Troubleshooting required concentration and effort; he was ready. Furthermore, managing problems was over for Kerry, it was now time to bring about solutions," the article reads.

"Naturally, diplomacy is the art of attaining the best possible result with the probable lowest effort or cost. Turkey’s increasing geostrategic importance; efforts to diversify the energy resources of Europe and preventing Turkey from drifting away from Europe and a Western European understanding of democracy, lie in the background of Kerry’s efforts as much as his deep foreign policy understanding and pro-settlement resolve," Kanli writes.

"According to Greek Cypriot news reports, some pundits have started floating the idea of changing the modality of Cyprus talks which for the past few years have been continuing under the motto of achieving an “accord for Cypriots by Cypriots.” Reportedly the new talks might not be just representatives of the two peoples but the three guarantor powers as well as the EU might find seats reserved for them at the negotiations table. Not a bad idea, is it not?" the article reads.