In Varosha there is not a sovereignty issue but a property issue to be resolved, Turkey's new "ambassador" to the occupied territories, Metin Feizyoglu, said.
Following his interview with the Turkish Anadolu News Agency and the T/C "news agency", Mr. Feizioglu, this time he spoke on TV to the Turkish state TV correspondent in the occupied territories and a reporter of "Bayrak."
According to GMP, on its website Bayrak reports that in response to a question about the next procedure for Varosha, Mr. Feizioglu claimed that the fenced area is territory of "tdvk."
"To show that Varosha is tdvk territory is the first step. If there is any hesitation in the world on this issue, it should be overcome." The opening of Varosha and its main roads, he continued, poses no risks . He added that there may be infrastructure problems[/B] in the area due to the fact that Varosha has been closed for many years, but these will be resolved gradually.
He reiterated the position he had said in his recent interview that the only issue that the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights could consider regarding Varosha is the issue of property. "The property titles should be examined in order to resolve the question of ownership." The pseudo-state, he continued, will resolve the property issue in accordance with international law. "I have no doubt that the property issue in Varosha will be resolved in accordance with international law and the basic principles of law. Therefore, when the ECHR examines it, it will say that there is nothing in it, that it has been resolved. It is a process, how much time we are talking about here, the opening is a matter of 2.5-3 years. So I am not saying a lot of patience, I am saying a little patience."
According to Feizioglu, the strength of the pseudo-state depends on the strength of Turkey and the strength of Turkey depends on the strength of the pseudo-state, a position he recalled that the Turkish Vice President, Fuat Oktay, had also expressed when he visited the island.
Recognition of the pseudo-state
Invoking again Erdogan's call for recognition of the pseudo-state by the UN General Assembly, Metin Feizyoglu said the Turkish president "irrevocably declared a state policy: Tdvk must be recognized."
"This means that on the basis of sovereign equality, there are two states on the island. It means that both sides have equal international status. Any negotiations that take place from now on, any negotiations that take place with third countries, with the guarantor country, with the United Nations or with the south, must be done under the individual implications of this proposal. It was a historic speech, because it has set an irreversible course."
There are some, he continued, who confuse recognition with statehood and stated that the most basic international law documents on this issue do not seek recognition as a precondition for statehood. The conditions of being a state are clear, he said, and the pseudo-state has them. "There is the element of country, there is the element of nation. There is an element of legitimate authority. Recognition is in no way an element of statehood."
Feizioglu also argued that "the isolation that has been imposed on the pseudo-state, which is said to be due to non-recognition, is political. "If recognition is not an element of being a state, the isolations imposed because of non-recognition are not legal but political. All third parties involved in this political process must take into account Turkey's position, which has been strengthened and will continue to be strengthened. Steps taken carelessly by states without taking Turkey into account cannot be sustainable. Turkey has a very strong economy, surely the temporary problems will be overcome. The world is already struggling with economic hardship and inflation. What is important is the structural resilience, the structural strength, the installed strength, how strong Turkey is recognized by the world in this sense."
According to Turkey's "ambassador", the isolation against the pseudo-state, which is purely political and continues without taking Turkey into account, will soon become unsustainable. "Tdvk is a country that stands firmly on its own feet, has an economy that produces and exports and we have to turn it into a welfare society. Tdvk is a sovereign state and an independent state. Between Turkey and tdvk there is a firm and inviolable law of brotherhood. Turkey's duty under fraternal law is to help tdvk stand firmly on its own feet and provide support in a way that will pave the way for the spread of prosperity. This support from Turkey will increase."
"We will win the fight. We are right and we will win because there is no fairer case than this one," concluded Metin Feizioglu.
Source: CNA
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