Ersin Tatar once again raised in the meeting with the UN Secretary-General the position of the Turkish side for “sovereign equality and equal international status”, stating that “as far as requests for federation talks are concerned, the Turkish Cypriot people do not tolerate time is wasted in fruitless negotiations”, said the “expex”, Tahsin Ertugruloglou
In his statements today in Cyprus, Mr. Ertugruloglou repeated the position that it is obvious that there is no common ground between both sides, adding that their expectations of the personal Envoy of the Secretary-General is to present this finding to Mr. Guterres in an objective report without delay. “This report and the steps that will be taken afterwards could be a turning point in the course of the Cypriot”.
Arguing that Ms. Holguin's mission is in the middle of its 6-month duration, she said that “the important thing is to maintain our commitment to our sovereignty and our state. At first, they misjudged our new vision as a bargaining chip, but day by day they began to see our determination. We are also pleased to see that our demand for sovereign equality and equal international status is better understood by our interlocutors.”
Meanwhile, in an interview with Jeni Duzen today, RTK reporter Asim Akansoy said that the European Council will meet on April 17-18 and according to the draft final statement, EU leaders will demand to improve “progressively, proportionally and in a way that can reverse the relations between Turkey and Brussels in accordance with the previous decisions of the European Council”.
“In the draft text, emphasis was also placed on the Cyprus issue. If the final declaration is adopted, the EU will demand the resolution of the Cyprus issue within the framework set by the UN and in accordance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council. The text also reads: The EU stands ready to play an active role in supporting the UN-led process with all appropriate means at its disposal. The EU attaches great importance to resuming the process of resolving the Cyprus issue and achieving progress”, said Mr. Akansoi.
The RTK reporter believes that Mrs. Holgin “has understood the Cyprus issue in a short period of time. The views of political parties, civil society organizations and opinion leaders are clear. What remains to be done is what the international actors and the guarantor countries will do in the context of what the solution will bring and transfer to the island. In my opinion, Turkey-EU relations are the most important issue here. The fulfillment of Turkey's expectations in relations with the EU will accelerate developments here. Meeting the EU's expectations will facilitate the process”.
He also added that the Cyprus problem can be understood through the dialectical relationship between internal and external factors that influence each other.
In When asked where the attitude of the Turkish Cypriot leader will lead the Turkish Cypriots, Asim Akansoy said that “the new fashion is to lift the isolation and let's negotiate. But when you think about what to negotiate, one is surprised to realize that he also wants the lifting of isolationism and international negotiations. Since he attacks the parameters of the UN day and night, he is a person waging war on the world alone, without the people behind him. This puts in difficulty not only himself, but all of us, the whole people. He lives in a dream world.
Asim Akansoy stated that he does not find Ersin Tatar's views worthy of discussion, “they are completely wrong in every respect”.
