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HarryTzimitras together with Özdil Nami and Kyriakos Pierides in an OPEK Citizens Forum Web Discussion

The Association for Social Reform – OPEK in collaboration with the Web - Portal of Newspaper Politis organizes a web - discussion titled: The “day after” Geneva Conference Structured policies and win-win solutions or blame game and chaotic discussions?

Introduction - Coordination: Kyriakos Pierides, Vice President of the Board of OPEK

• PART A (in Greek): Harry Tzimitras, PRIO Cyprus Centre, Director
• PART B (in English): Özdil Nami, former Negotiator of the Turkish Cypriot Community
• PART C (both in Greek and English): Comments and Questions

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

• Is there a strategic shift to permanent division?
  
• How can we revive the BBF and UN body of work?
• What does result oriented process mean and how can we achieve it?
• What is the impact on bicommunal relations? 
• How will Geneva affect EU-Turkish positive agenda? Which is the role of EU on searching for solutions?
  

The event takes place in the context of the project "Citizens Forum to Reform Europe"

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New Podcast with Zenonas Tziarras

In this episode of The Conversation podcast, Dr. Zenonas Tziarras talks about Turkish foreign policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. 

What objectives does Turkey have? 

How and why is Turkish foreign policy revisionist? 

What about the conflict and the presence of non-state actors in the region? And what do Turkish actions mean for other regional players?

Zenonas Tziarras talks about the patterns of cooperation and competition in the Eastern Mediterranean

​In this talk for Deep Dive Politics Zenonas covers the international systemic drivers and individual state interests that led to the emergence of the new security architecture in the Eastern Mediterranean. He specifically analyzes the impact of global power shifts on the regional level, Turkish foreign policy, and the factors that led to a closer cooperation among Eastern Mediterranean states. Lastly, the talk covers the prospects and challenges of regional integration.

Harry Tzimitras on BBC World News

Following the 5+1 talks in Geneva convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres

​"Since the last talks in Crans Montana four years ago the situation on the ground has changed. Turkish Cypriots backed by Turkey are requiring a very different basis to the talks..."

Zenonas Tziarras on Euronews

​Zenonas Tziarras comments on the new round of talks on the Cyprus Problem that are taking place in Geneva.

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