Which doesnt come from fossil fuel. To more crew ships will arrive indo hot this week, adding to the excitement that building in this gulf country. The organizing Committee Says there is 0 doubt that it has the capacity and is ready for fans to experience katara style hospitality. Natasha name l g 0. Doha, ah, a very quick remind and have our top story on al jazeera, the democrats have amazon to control the u. S. Senate after midterm election, victory in nevada. Catherine cortez moscow defeated her republican opponent adam lock sold, who was endorsed by donald trump. That gives the democrats a crucial 50 seats in the senate with a one off jew in georgia next month. And Vice PresidentCampbell Harris holding that deciding vote. Weve known this was going to be a, a tough campaign. But like all of you, im in nevada and i know what it takes to deliver for my home state. So when the national pundents said i couldnt, when i knew nevada would prove them wrong. Wow. At least 6 people have been killed in an explosion. Rocked, is them bulls, popular is stick low avenue, which was packed with shoppers, tourists and families. With an 80 people were wounded and turkish prison. Rage of ty of order has called the blasts, quote, a treacherous attack that smelled like terror. No one though has claimed responsibility for the blast. You seem to look, we couldnt do. It would be wrong to say this is undoubtedly a terrorist attack. But the initial developments and initial intelligence from my government is that it smells like terrorism, initial finding. Sure. Among the people fling, a woman has played a role in this for the humanitarian situation and care song is being described as very difficult following rushes withdraw from the city. Ukraines military is currently assessing damage in the regional capital and Utility Companies erasing to restore power and water after Critical Infrastructure was destroyed on mind by the fleeing russian forces, most holmes are reportedly without electricity, water care. So residents have also started receiving aid packages and theyve been sharing their stories of what life was like on the russian occupation. Youre up to date, those are the top stories next, talk to al jazeera, its time with the foreign minister of cyprus. We will see you a bit later by ah ah, im Andrew Simmons and nick a fear cypress has long had an important geopolitical position in the mediterranean. But the islanders being divided along ethnic lines for decades. Where now in the republic of cyprus, recognized by the International Community, a member of the European Union since 2004 and governed by Greek Cypriots for the lower part of the island is recognized by took here and controlled by self declared norman cypress. The island has been in a g, a political power struggle for most of the past 48 years. The un established a buffer zone. Its peacekeeping forces patrol, a demilitarized area known as the green line. But nearly 6 decades later, has the un failed. Does the island need further assistance from the International Community and how other regional conflicts, like the russian invasion of ukraine, impacting cypress, the minister of Foreign Affairs of the republic of cyprus, janice cast, the leaders, talks to al jazeera, foreign minister of a republic of cyprus, uranus castle leaders, thanks for talking to al jazeera, thank you for having now. Lets start at home, the United NationsProtection Force here in cyprus. Youre not happy with them. Youve made a lot of criticism. So you said in the media, intense and ease, way it was described about how this force was handling its whole mandate in this country. Whats, whats wrong . Well is not exactly this our position festival. I must say that we are very happy with the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping force in cyprus. They had a very you food, useful in escalating binary and see them de escalating mine or you sit on fear in there who each may escalate. And we dont know which dimensions of the recent attitude coincides with the hardening of the positions on of, on the northern part of cyprus. And the unfit is giving of the impression that they are giving in to very high demands. Tar detriment. Whats an example of that . They have recently given authorization to begin works with in the bathroom. So right below the venetian was of the old town and it was easier for preparing for food feed for training by a turkey cypriot football team. We are not against this, but what we are against is the details about whether it should be fenced, whether it should not be transparent. Because we know that in the case of any event, turkish tank. So well be in a position to arrive to the center when he was here in a couple of minutes. This, we have to be vigilant. Weve been with the Peace Keeping force for a whole day, and theyre pretty vigilant. And theyre, they are really important force to actually keep the sides apart in a crisis. Furthermore, it doesnt help that your forces on talking to the Northern Cyprus, of forces at all. Theres no communication, the u. L. I have only to do, im sorry. There has been a proposal by the un of it. Ready direct dialogue between our forces and therefore we have said yes, but the turkish, the Turkish Forces from turkey. They say they should not speak to the commander of the Turkish Forces from turkey. But to the Turkish Cypriot commander, you understand that this semantic is very important bubbly. I have just propose Something Else to in this impasse, i have said they nominate one senior officer, whomever they want. We nominate a senior officer, whomever we want, and they become a focus, a focus point between them. And this was not advanced. I dont know, gives our view as an idea of, of the sort of intricacy of this situation. And of course, the separates the Turkish Cypriots north have also got in touch with the u. N. In new york and demanding a, a bigger say in how things are organized. Particularly with the, the permission, for example, every 6 months for the u. N. To actually deploy, if they demand a sofa agreement that iraq organized state only has the right to do so far, agreement is made between recognize states and the un this we cannot and never will accept. But i dont think that the un intends to give them is so far, very men depends on what they are going to counter propose. Well, the doctor cypriots are on record of saying theyll reserve their rights on what they do if they are turned down. What do you say to them . Well, let them take the responsibility above this when they will come and say they dont accept the presence of an friendship in cyprus which has to operate from both sites. And this is a matter for the Security Council to be seized. Lets move on a bit. But look, look back again. Were in the 21st century. And its 5 years since Anything Possible in terms of developments and peace has been on the table when we go back to july, 1 night after midnight when every one was thinking a deal was going to be done. And we saw that the un secretary general attorney guitar ash come out with the ashen face, tired out real frustration or anger that the deal wasnt done. Was that down to you as a government . So was i very frustrated and very disappointed. We have at that time came so close so close to reach a settlement and a thing in the end of the meeting did the not the reserve to postpone it. Sina did. What did there was needed . If, if the schedule of the effect that he generally was not permitting it to be the invite that in a couple of weeks and continue from where we were left. But let me tell you that after this, the turkish position changed 180 degrees. Busy they have seized to seek a settle, been based on United Nations resolutions, and they have put a Pre Condition for us to accept separate. So that ain t in equal International Status before the seat on the table. Were moving on here that were moving on. But the, at that time there was a deal on the table, was there not . And yes, the own government policy not really prepared to go through it. They had to log in to your waste lisa for well, this, this, this left of your based, based on, based on diplomatic views on, on the way on the way i went was he kept his faith ready to accept its m a legacy. Oh jesus. Negotiations, is it not . I mean you as a foreign minister looking back on it, that, that was not an opportunity to make a groundbreaking, was it a dont put truth . And theres been a journey happening again in a song that these 5 us should the had followed should in the immediate end terrible after the talk, the stocks it will have euclid isnt that i am sure. Do you think you can get talking again soon . If this precondition which is totally unacceptable is removed, we can of course, but there are talks about talks all over the world that we know to to, to get to a point where theres peace. Surely you could talk, theyve got Pre Conditions. Youve got precondition. No, dont count, talk about additions, sorry, but catch all the positions. Of course we can talk about talks. We have been asking from the u. N. To name an envoy of the secretary general. We started disputing whether it would be a special envoy. Youre especially present that if we said a k, lets con human emvoy and finish with this a t t and tut details, but they dont accept they dont accept the 2nd that a general decide that to send one of the members of his immediate hierarchy of the un, to do this, we are waiting for the every 5th. Well, lets move into some more positive, positive territory now, but still related to peace and that is business and, and the, the whole issue of exclusive Economic Zones are natural gas or where are we now with things you got a, an agreement with, with israel and egypt as well, and so what, what are you, what are you doing right now . Are you finding it smooth going . Well, where there have have been new discoveries in the exclusive Economic Zone of cyprus. And they, it is in the hands of the international companies, in this case, any, the Italian Company in total, they have plants. They have plans to collect all the amounts are to be discovered sulkily. And by the form of l. N. G, the send the day that to the egyptian gassy vacation power stations, or, or non emphasis l n g in seattle. And send it to europe to the 1st Available Power station for we got the vacation, which is most probably greece. So i, we are hopeful that the, in the mid term of that is to save a couple of years because a europe urgently needs natural gas that will be able to supply and contribute. And do you think then thats the issue. Moving on from here of the eastern eiji and see where you have an issue with with griff, greece and turkey. I think you mentioned recently that youre really concerned about the rhetoric over the maritime borders there. We dont have an issue with greece. No, of course not. But the, but i wouldnt say you had, but youre concerned about the escalation of this paternal. Sure, cool. Yeah, of course. So yeah, and you kept, you have lucky and it happ it will it. Ready it may happen to cyprus in all probability, but there we hope that the International Community who is watching this, the United States award several statements in European Union with several statements. We leave this. Ready to the rhetoric and try to bring tension down between turkey, grace and ourselves. It is a factor, is it not that youve got elections early next week, next year in turkey and greece. Youve got your own elections here in february. Yeah. Does that just raise the whole temperature for all of these, with it . You know, always elections. It happens, or it may happen. So we shall have to be careful. Yes will. Its this also look at the issue of, of lebanon. This is an extraordinary development, lebanon, and israel coming to an agreement. I mean, that is, would it be unsinkable few years back . Is there a chance to think that this issue of energy and of, of, of making money doing business and also having an effect on the ukraine crisis because of the power problem with right across europe. Do you feel positive about this, or are you worried about disputes . Because libya could be fergie and could be all sorts of problem with, in terms of right, our priorities in the, in the right or sequence. Thats the world. An extremely helpful development. The agreement between israel and lebanon. Secondly, because, you know, our exclusive gunam ingrown is adjacent to this. Secondly, the fact that 2 o parties like lebanon and anyone who officially adding a state of war in who do not recognize each other. They have managed through the mediation of the United States, and i congratulate the United States for this. If they have reached an agreement. This is a very good example for ourselves and turkey. Turkey so far has refused that we do a similar kind of negotiation and not a german, delineating out of exclusive, our respective exclusive Economic Zone with the justification that they dont recognize us. But here is an example where this can be done without a solution of the political problem so that they can recognize. So we have offered talks and even the stocks fail. Lets go to the hague and we prepare to accept the arbitration of the hague. Let me put the next priority, the next priority of the needs of our European Partners or natural gas in this has to come before other considerations and these supplies. What im saying, both to turkey and to our sense. And that when would you, can you put a date on as if everything was to remarkably work . Could you put a date on when indifferent to get you mean for the not sure i got the extra relation of actually start reach. Well, i dont know, but the couple of years it will, im not very specialist on these, but i feel that its going to be a medium term solution, not a short term. And i realize that europe needs badly from next for next winter. Well, next week we cannot accommodate, but i hope for the when winter after next we may be able to, well, the desperate need for energy in europe. Links us to the next question. Ive got another ukraine. And what of cyprus is a very small place, but its, its doing a lot. I mean, you used to be incredibly friendly with russia physically on business. Now its quite the reverse. So what sort of action have you taken . I want to make clear, we are very sensitive to the issues of territorial integrity of suffering t invalid d of borders. And of course, from now to non annexation of parts of the country to another. Therefore, we had to join our partners in the European Union in our response to the russian invasion into your claim. We did it, we want to be acknowledged and we are as a credible and. Ready predictable partner to the European Union. We took part on the. Ready united was decisions regarding the functions and we are implementing the functions diligently. You realize, as you have saved in your question, that we had to come a Long Distance to reach this goal are much longer than any other of the partners who are ready didnt cover the links we had with us. This demonstrates the dimension of our shift but it has had consequences. Ready already and though probably be more for bratia. And your taking a fan, i mean go to the visas of being canceled to tourists. And youve seen also already russia intent on possibly taking other action. And youre also stopping, i think, fueling of brushing ships as well, did it unilateral . Not in the context of the functions. What can you imagine a war if somebody off of services to the navy of a country packed it to the water like we are reading in a bidding . Yeah, so we did this, this open the road for the, for the lifting of the american embargo to touch because we, we completed for you the terms. The one was this, and the other was the fight, the effective fight against money laundering, where we also get them now would results with the cheaper pill politics of it are caught interesting because as a shift isnt there. I mean, your, your, the, you know, and has into this issue the United States has lifted its arms embargo in that to school, year of 2023. Youre also, i understand you have a, an agreement to, for russian made military or no there goes, im having such an agreement with. Ready that will, its, it isnt, there are some, isnt there something going on there with on, on, russian. Net very only thing that, that exists was our effort to improve her, the capacity of the National Guard to defend cyprus. And because of the existing situation with russia in that a large number of our weapons are lacking, maintenance are lacking, her maintenance may need to be operation. And this we shall have to remedy. But, but we are. But are you, are you saying . Well, no agreement with, with us to actually get russian meant that Russian Military vehicles and other equipment into your brain the in return for us equipment to replace. Thats the report. Is that or is that a myth . It didnt match it . Well. They were, we were funded, has yet to go. But then they didnt want to. This didnt carry on further. So you can explain, and i repeat, we dont intend to send wear pants to ukraine because we need them here inside the box. But we need to get 8 in the remedy to the issue of not having the possibility of maintenance for these with what sort of weapons youre going to get then from the us. Is it no, no defense it no defensive knobby embargoes, not the embargoes been lifted yet . Sort of where the tree hardware are you looking for these questions . I can say its the ministry of defense who is dealing with this. I dont know what theyre going to do. But they are going now they have the american markets, as well as other markets, like france, like israel to concede the turkish is saying that this could be an escalation of the could be an arms race within cyprus because of this that its a very bad move and its very alarming at the so frivolous shame on them. It country. So big important. They say we are a big regional power. And for a few weapons that we buy, i think theyre looking for an excuse to bring the the allegiance, religion says that cyprus have, i mean, if it was 10 years ago, would you ever seen a position whereby as well, was a trading partner effectively that russia was no longer an ally a such that the u. S. Would be much more influential and affairs. Its all changed, hasnt it . Yes. Are you looking for new friends still did he, did we acquire new friends next to the previous shots . How are things going with, as well . Very well, very well indeed. But just looking at the situation with israel and lebanon, having a deal on trade, i mean it, it is utterly extraordinary. Does not, not make you think, come about the start of our interview about how you can resolve a conflict that goes back so many decades through so many generations. All problems do Good Solutions and now worse will get as well. Our site remains faithful to the re unification of our country, the lebanese and israel is, will never had disagreement without the involvement of the United States. We need some help from the International Community. Then in particular, from countries that can work with turkey because they have other areas where they need to work. So give us your insight then on the geo politics of this, are you saying that when you say you need more help, you may not diplomatic help. You need diplomatic judgement. European union should be doing more. There is room for more and in what you mean by that, when you say, i mean more in terms of diplomacy or in terms of active on the ground pushing of the actors and when thats the plumber, youre a very experienced diplomat. Ok, so please put on the table. What the solution through your eyes are . It is. So i say in terms of a settlement in cyprus, i think that i can imagine a solution that it would be a win win situation for all stake. Holdups means they took communities in cyprus, tad kick grace, and i think that there is a great possibility. Part of this provide that, that there is political will for minister of the republic of cyprus. You on is cassidy. This. Thank you for talking to out there. Thank you very much. Thank you. This program contacted the government of the self declared republic of Northern Cyprus in an attempt to bring our audience, the voice of Turkish Cypriots. Our interview request was declined, but our invitation to talk to al jazeera remains ah ah. Indonesia your investment destination, the worlds 10th largest economy, is busy transforming, ready to beat your business. Partner with a robust talent pool, politically and economically stable and strong policies being the powerhouse indonesia is confirmed by the g. 20 presidency. Bringing opportunities for you invest indonesia. Now with there are some of the media stories a critical look at the global news media gallon right on al jazeera government shut off access to social media. Ah, al jazeera, with