Whoever is applauded, the whole world knows that it is the Greek Cypriots who rejected the solution plans, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
He revealed that he complained to his US counterpart, Anthony Blinken, that the US was not maintaining a balance on Cyprus and Greek-Turkish issues, claiming that Blinken replied that they would maintain a balance.
In a press conference after his meeting with his US counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, referring to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' speech to the US Congress, said: "On the issue of Greece and Cyprus, whoever is applauded, let him be applauded, the whole world knows, and the UN knows it very well. To date, for 55 years, all solution plans have been rejected by the Greek side. This reality does not change."
Mevlut Cavusoglu argued that "everyone knows who rejected the Annan plan. Everyone knows who overturned the table in Crans Montana. So it is not important who and where they applauded. Everyone who speaks in the U.S. Congress gets a standing ovation and is applauded many times over. We saw this when we went to the NATO meetings. This is a tradition. It can be done."
The Turkish Foreign Minister continued as follows: "We told my counterpart today that until today in the Cyprus problem and in Greece-Turkey policies they have always applied a balance but lately they have lost this balance and that they have to maintain this balance." He said that they will maintain this balance. So the US and other countries should be neutral and objective in this matter. They must be in favor of law and rights."
Referring to Sweden and Finland, which want to join NATO, Cavusoglu said that "it is unacceptable for countries that want to join NATO to support terrorist organizations that target Turkey. They see the PKK closer to them."
The Turkish minister said that what Turkey wants from the US is the lifting of sanctions. He also said that the US should stop supporting the PKK/YPG.
"I can tell you that we had a very positive meeting. The response to the F-16 letter is important. It is important for NATO and the US to give F-16s to Turkey. For the moment, the signals from Congress are positive. Both the U.S. Government and we need to continue the positive approach and work. The importance of working with Turkey has been understood."
Source: CNA
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