The "foreign minister" claimed that "the EU and the West consider the Turkish Cypriots as the source of the non-solution of the problem despite the fact that they themselves are responsible for the problem". And the Turkish Cypriot opposition insisted on the importance of the solution.
According to the Press and Information Office (PIO) and "Gounes" newspaper, in the "parliament", the "foreign minister", Tahsin Ertugrologlu expressed his opinion on the representation of the TCs in the EU and said that he "attaches importance to consistency and that he is a person who believes in tdvk" as he referred to the pseudo-state.
"We need to focus on the essence of the Cyprus problem and that Greek Cypriots continue to recognize themselves as the Republic of Cyprus, consider the island Greek and do not see Turkish Cypriots as equals. The EU and the West see the Turkish Cypriots as the source of the non-solution of the problem despite the fact that they themselves are responsible for the problem," said Ertougrouloglu, who added the following: "Turkish Cypriots will not step back from the status of sovereign equal state. The Greek Cypriots will not step back either and therefore the ball is in the court of the international community. The Cyprus problem is a matter for the Turkish nation and the TCs cannot conduct the struggle without their motherland."
Referring also to the Copenhagen Summit (in 2002), Ertugrouloglu mentioned the following: "It is not correct to say that I did not meet with anyone during the Summit. It is correct to say that I went to Copenhagen to avoid signing the document. The Annan Plan was a bad plan for the Turkish Cypriots."
The position of the Turkish Cypriot opposition
For his part, in a different vein, Republican Turkish Republican Party (CTP) "MP" Fikri Toros said that a just and acceptable solution to the Cyprus problem is an incentive for all parties concerned.
Arguing that leaders should make an appeal to the United Nations to start formal negotiations with a timetable and an outcome-focused method, Toros noted that leaders have a historic responsibility to do so. Toros also said that the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) put forward by President Nicos Anastasiades to strengthen the Turkish Cypriot economy towards a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem will create favourable conditions.
According to GMP and Yeni Dusen, Republican Turkish Republican Party (RTLP) "deputy" Doyush Durga, in her own intervention, argued that the Turkish Cypriot community should consider its position on the international scene and that Turkey is at an impasse on the energy issue. Recalling US Secretary of State Nuland's reference to a federal solution during her recent visit to Cyprus, Dergia said that this would resolve the gas issue. Expressing the view that Turkey should be part of the energy equation, Dergia said that as long as there is no solution to the Cyprus problem, legal obstacles cannot be overcome and that the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) should be seriously evaluated.
Mineh Atli, the new president of the Community Democracy Party (CDP), which was excluded from the "parliament" in the recent "elections", also commented on the Cyprus problem. According to GMP and Yeni Bakis, Atli questioned the viability of the pseudo-state and stated that "the ultimate goal is the solution. Otherwise, it is not possible in these circumstances to make our economy an economy that stands on its own feet."
Source: CNA
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