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In June 2023, when the elections will be held in Turkey, it will be six years since the last attempt to resolve the Cyprus issue. By then, from today, another 13-14 months will have passed, a period long enough to remain empty, but this situation has existed – in one way or another – since the summer of 2017 when the negotiations in Crans Montana collapsed. . & nbsp;
In the meantime the parties involved seem determined to move, but without having the same goal. The Turkish side continues to move in order, until the resumption of talks, to create a state of affairs so that the negotiations can be conducted on a new basis. President Anastasiadis also recorded yesterday specific initiatives he is taking in order to achieve a resumption of talks. However, “what has been told to us, despite what the President of Turkey has said, is that until the Turkish elections there is no intention on their part to take any initiative to resolve the Cyprus issue.” & Nbsp;
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Despite the negative messages coming from Turkey, Nicosia continues to see prospects through the current state of affairs and the war in Ukraine. President Anastasiadis pointed out that if the European Union, the United Nations and the United States move in a coordinated manner, then there can be developments in parallel in two directions, the Cyprus issue and the energy issue. According to the PTA, these three factors should be moved to: & nbsp;
⦁ & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; First to delimit the zone of exclusive economic exploitation between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey.
⦁ & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; Secondly, to remove the committed and illegal and illegal actions that are a challenge. & nbsp;
In his statement, Nikos Anastasiadis took care to record a third parameter that must be taken seriously, that of the form of solution of the Cyprus problem. He pointed out that “there are the parameters of the UN that give the recipe for a solution, not the one put forward by Turkey, that is, of the two separate states, but that of the bi-communal bi-zonal federation”. The PTA noted that the conditions must be such as to “allow the functioning of the state, the independence of the state or the independence from guarantees and therefore the dependence on the influence of third countries”. President Anastasiadis told various third parties in the background that “we do not want to experience conditions in Bosnia/Herzegovina or Lebanon, where similar arrangements with the desired ones have resulted in two dysfunctional and essentially dead states”. & Nbsp;
Such a solution, he added, is also for the benefit of Turkey itself, which if it realizes then “removes many of the problems that currently exist in either Turkey-EU relations, such as the modernization of the Customs Union, visa requirements, progress in accession negotiations on energy and regional issues. “& nbsp;
He threw the ball to the international community and especially the EU and the US to take initiatives in order to prove that he means everything that Erdogan says. At the same time, he expressed the wish that he himself refute that the statements of the Turkish President are for reasons of impressions. & Nbsp;
Another chapter in which Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to impress is the improvement of relations with the countries of the region, especially Israel and Egypt, while highlighting the demand for a gas pipeline from the region to Europe via Turkey. N. Anastasiadis pointed out that there are assurances from the countries of the region that these plans – coming from the Turkish side – will not be implemented. He also stressed that “the tripartite cooperation we have developed here shows the magnitude of a sound foreign policy that prevents such phenomena.”
Defense aid for effective defense & nbsp;
President Anastasiadis was in a unit in Cherry in order to exchange wishes with the soldiers in view of Easter. Speaking to the soldiers and the leadership of the National Guard, President Anastasiadis cited developments in Ukraine as an example: defense in a way that effectively defends the territorial integrity and independence of our homeland “. & nbsp;
and the goal is none other than upgrading the defense of our country in all areas “.
On his part, the Commander of the National Guard Demokritos Zervakis assured that The last national guard has morale, determination and knows the debt to the homeland “. Addressing the Cypriot people, he said that “these days we will be in our positions”.
