Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met with leaders of the north’s major political parties on Wednesday morning to discuss his trip to New York.
Tatar visited New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering but did not meet with President Nikos Christodoulides.
At Wednesday’s meeting was UBP leader Unal Ustel, CTP leader Tufan Erhurman, and DP leader Fikri Ataoglu. YDP leader Erhan Arikli did not attend the meeting.
Reaction to the discussion was mixed in its aftermath, with Ustel saying “we have seen that the Greek Cypriot mentality has not changed and that they are ignoring us again. There are two sovereign peoples here. I salute [TURKISH] President [RECEP TAYYIP] Erdogan’s call at the General Assembly.
“Considering the welfare and the future of the country, we will work together with the Republic of Turkey to pave the way for embargoes to be lifted,” he added.
“Erdogan’s positive words regarding the TRNC and the visits we will make to Azerbaijan are important steps for the TRNC,” Ataoglu said
However, Erhurman was less enthusiastic.
“We have different opinions with President Tatar. The Turkish Cypriot side has never run away from diplomacy and it should not do so,” he said.
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