Turkey blames Greek Cypriot attitude for collapse of the talks

Ankara Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim condemned Friday what he said was the lack of a"constructive attitude" on the part of Greek Cypriots, blaming them for the failure of talks to reunify Cyprus. The UN-backed talks that began in Switzerland on June 28 had been billed as the best chance to end the Mediterranean island's four-decade division but they collapsed early Friday without an agreement."The southern Greek Cypriot side unfortunately did not show an expected constructive attitude," Yildirim told reporters in Ankara. (AFP)