He also said that "it is a shame for any of our neighbors to go and beg other parliaments not to give arms to Turkey."
In remarks after his party's Central Committee meeting, Omer Çelik said that "what must be clearly seen in the Cyprus problem is this: The side whose right has been usurped and whose promises made so far have not been kept is 'tdvk'."
According to Celik, "tdvk is a sovereign state, even if they don't want to hear it. From there, an attitude of 'let's bring 'tdvk' to the table and treat it as a minority within a structure we call Cyprus' will not be accepted under any circumstances. Let them know clearly that this lobbying activity of the Greeks, this recent strategy of going out and begging for something from other parliaments will not solve the issue in any way."
For the Greek Prime Minister he said: "We saw how the way Mitsotakis told his own national story with reference to American history was also criticized in the Greek media. Who was applauded in which Congress and why, is not so important."
According to Chelik, there are some contradictions. "It is shameful for any of our neighbors to go and beg other parliaments not to give weapons to Turkey."
"So, from whom do you take the right and from which law, to arm the islands, which should be disarmed according to the agreements? What you call overflights over the islands is our air force's response to what your air force is doing," he said, in response to what the Greek Prime Minister said.
According to Celik, the Greek coast guard and FRONTEX "punctured the boots of migrants, paving the way for so many deaths in the Mediterranean" and he questioned whether this has been challenged.
"On the Cyprus problem it is the 'tdvk' whose rights have been usurped. The 'tdvk' is a sovereign state, even if they don't hear it, it is so. They will talk to Turkey, they will solve their issues with Turkey. Let them be applauded in all the parliaments of the world if they want," Omer Çelik said.
Source: CNA
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