Leaked information pertaining to the ongoing talks reveals the bargaining taking place between the two leaders at the negotiations for a solution to the Cyprus problem. According to Kibris Gazete, from the 20 chapters discussed until now by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat and President Demetris Christofias, only in seven chapters it was possible for an understanding to be reached.

Kibris writes that a total of 20 subjects were taken up under the title Governance and power sharing at the two meetings held on the 11 and 18 September. On seven of the chapters it was possible to come to an understanding, on eleven chapters it was not possible to come to an understanding and these chapters were postponed to be discussed in the future while on two chapters there is a definite disagreement.

The paper, invoking diplomatic sources, writes that the seven chapters on which it was possible to reach an understanding as regards the Governance and power sharing, are: Meteorology, citizenship including passport formalities, the asylum, extradition and sending the foreigners back to their countries, including aliens, terrorism, smuggling of drugs or narcotics, money laundering, struggle against organized crime, amnesty and general amnesty for crimes perpetrated to the founding states, appointment of federal officials including diplomatic officials, copyright, standards and measures and in addition to the above mentioned authorities, the government will apply its civil services, federal police independent institutions and officials at federal level, elections and referenda, crimes committed against federal justice system and federal proprietorship.

These are the eleven chapters which will be discussed further: Foreign relations including finalizing international agreements and defence policies, issues that will be under the founding states authority, European Union relations, central bank functions, rearrangement of the banking sector and its supervision federal financial issues, organization of financial sector and the control of it, aviation, posts, electronic communication, transportation and natural resources.

The two issues the two leaders did not agree upon are issues related by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 and antiquities. This week, Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat was criticised by community leaders for failing to keep quiet about the details of the talks he has with Mr Christofias. Both leaders agreed earlier to restrain over making public the contents of their talks.