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The Greek Cypriot side has taken one step back, former Greek Cypriot leader said.Â
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat and his Greek counterpart Demetris Christofias met in the U.N. Buffer Zone to review progress in the preparations for the revival of peace talks, which have been stalled since 2004.
"This is bad and disagreeable for our side," Papadopoulos said.
Talat and Christofias reaffirmed, in the statement, their commitment to a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality, as defined by relevant Security Council resolutions.
"This partnership will have a Federal Government with a single international personality, as well as a Turkish Cypriot Constituent State and a Greek Cypriot Constituent State, which will be of equal status," the statement said.
"A federation government will be formed as a result of this partnership. The partnership is between governments and states. There is a big difference and therefore there is no satisfactory ground for the start of the negotiations," he added.
Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias replied predecessor saying "The partnership exists since 1960, though some people don't want to accept it," and he added such attitudes have damaged his country too much, Turkey's CNNTurk reported on Sunday.
Christofias also said he has seen Friday's meeting as a positive step.
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