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UN Pencils Cyprus Talks in For April; CHP Chair Not Afraid of Jail

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  • UN to hold meeting concerning Cyprus in April (27-29) to explore the reunification talks amid a growing gap between Greece & Turkey.
    • Turkey still favours a two state solution, while Greece supports a bizonal federation - with neither looking to compromise, the talks will likely be extremely difficult
  • CHP Chair Kaftancioglu says she will not bow to Govt attempts to have her arrested over alleged crimes that prove Erdogan's control over the judiciary.
    • Says she is not afraid of jail time and will come out stronger if sentenced in the next few weeks
  • Future Party Leader Devatoglu says he begged Erdogan not to appoint son-in-law Albayrak as FinMin in July 2018, warning him of political ramifications.
    • Now slams him for continued defence of Albayrak in recent statements that caused ripples in TRY assets
  • 0700GMT Feb economic confidence: 95.8 vs prior 96.2
  • 1100GMT CBRT Minutes
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