A proposal by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci for a committee that would jointly administer natural gas affairs is expected to be rejected by the government and party leaders when they meet on Tuesday. President Anastasiades received the proposal through the UN and shortly after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed the view that until Greek Cypriots adopt the proposals set out by Akinci, Turkey would continue its drilling \u201cwith determination and without change\u201d. According to an official statement President Anastasiades received\u00a0over the weekend in Limassol the head of the office of the Special Representative of the UN in Cyprus Sergiy Illarionov who presented\u00a0to the President\u00a0Akinci\u2019s proposal. The President called a meeting of the National Council for July 16th to inform political leaders\u00a0on the details of the proposal. Sources say the\u00a0plan involves the establishment of a committee under the coordination of the UN with an equal number of representatives from both sides and an independent observer. The proposal also includes details on the composition, establishment and operation of the hydrocarbons fund. News reports citing diplomatic sources said that the plan is similar to an earlier proposal submitted by former Turkish Cypriot leader Eroglu. The move comes as the EU is set to adopt a number of punitive measures against Turkey for its illegal activities off Cyprus. Cyprus had hoped for targeted EU sanctions against the Turkish Petroleum Company in order to dissuade\u00a0Turkey from drilling in its EEZ. Analysts\u00a0argue that the geography of the Eastern Mediterranean leaves Turkey with limited marine area while the status quo\u00a0of divided Cyprus is seen as a leverage to gain a foothold in the potentially resource rich East Med basin. https:\/\/knews.kathimerini.com.cy\/en\/news\/nicosia-to-reject-turkish-natural-gas-proposal#.XSw4gLzv9HE.twitter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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