The Turkish Vice President's meeting with the TCs got off to a late start as Mr. Oktay first inspected from the air the front of the major fire in Kadara. The two men at the joint press conference took no questions.
Fuat Oktay[/B] said they discussed the 'national cause of Cyprus', the development of the pseudo-state and initiatives in the eastern Mediterranean and Varosha. He added that they assessed the steps they would take together in the coming period.
"We fully support the Turkish Cypriots to establish their sovereignty on their territories, where they have been a real element since 1571.[/B] We repeat this at every opportunity."
The struggle for equal international status, the will to protect the rights and rights of Turkish Cypriots in the eastern Mediterranean and the steps taken to put the pseudo-state on its own feet economically complement each other, Oktay said. "President Tatar's leadership is extremely important for a northern Cyprus that claims its independence and its future," he said.
Fuat Oktay also said that by electing Ersin Tatar, the "people" also openly supported the proposal for a two-state solution. "The only option that can pave the way for the solution is the representation of the sovereign equality of the TC people, the sovereign equality of (their) state and the equal international status. Such a solution will contribute to the climate of cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean."
The Turkish Vice President argued that the sincere efforts of the Turkish Cypriot side for a solution of the Cyprus problem for the benefit of the entire Cypriot people have been undermined by the maximalist demands of the Greek side which continues to do so today. "Just with different games," he noted.
He also argued that the Greek Cypriots consider themselves as the sole owners of the island, do not consider the Turkish Cypriots at all and try to cover the facts with an anachronistic veil of intransigence. "This is a dream and will yield no results," he said."
[/B]Oktay said that "and the unilateral cries submitted by the Greek Cypriot side as MOUs go no further, they can go no further than being plans to increase the pursuit of tyranny."
"There is a nice saying in our country: 'you try to hit the river bird with the river rock' with confidence-building measures. That is, in our territories, the territories of tdvk (they say) 'bring this to us, let us open your airport'. So, should we laugh or cry? This expression says exactly that. We will not and cannot allow this opportunism."
According to the Turkish Vice President, the international community does not have an honest attitude on the Cyprus problem and continues to see it from the side of the Gypsies. "And what a pity, the EU does the same."
He also spoke of some groups (in the TC community) who prefer to "turn a deaf ear" to the one-sided propaganda of the Greek side and express "stale illusions." He referred to the presence last week of the Greek Prime Minister in Cyprus, saying that "without shame he likened the situation here to Ukraine and stuck his tongue out at the peace operation[/B]".
He reiterated the Turkish position that Greece is arming, contrary to international law, the islands in the Aegean and if it does not immediately stop doing so "we will start challenging the sovereignty of the islands within the framework of international law and international agreements".
Oktay said they are working hard to get the pseudo-state observer status in the Organization of Turkish States. "Insallah we hope we will have a tangible result," he said. They will continue to show, he said, that the TCs are not alone and will not be left alone.
"The fact of sovereign equality will not change, even if the Greek side rushed to the UNSC when it saw the Varosha coast come alive, even if Greece hoped for help from the shadow of the EU. It means that he who is in the shadow has no shadow," he pointed out.
As Turkey, he continued, they will continue to do their part for the development of the pseudo-state at the political, social and economic levels.
The fire in Flamoudi and Akanthou burns our hearts, Oktay said, saying they feel the same way about the big fire in the Marmaris area in Mugla Prefecture in SE Turkey. The Turkish Agriculture Ministry, he said, sent two more firefighting planes today.
Ersin Tatar: We rejected, not even an issue for discussion
We rejected, not even an issue for discussion, the so-called proposals of the Y/C leader that include returning Varosha and opening our own airport and port for direct flights and direct trade under UN and EU control, Ersin Tatar said.
Moreover, he continued, there is a new policy based on sovereign equality and reiterated that he would put forward a series of measures for cooperation between "two states" that would benefit "the T/C people, the E/C people". They will include, he added, hydrocarbon resources, the energy issue, but at the same time they will be very important for maintaining stability in the region. I will announce our concrete proposals in the coming days."
He described the opening of Varosha as an extremely important step, arguing again that it was done on the basis of international law and not against UN resolutions. The old residents, he continued, can through the "property committee" accepted by the ECHR. appeal for their property. More than 500,000 people have visited the walled city, according to Ersin Tatar, claiming that "Varosha is tdvk territory", as he called the pseudo-state.
In the coming days, he continued, infrastructure works will be carried out in Varosha on beaches, public spaces, national parks.
He also reiterated his position that the Russia-Ukraine war has shown how important Turkey's guarantees are for the TCs and that since the "peace operation" on 20 July 1974, peace has come to the island, to the benefit of both "peoples", in his words.
Tatar said the model of federation that the G/C side wants means "the majority ruling the minority and slowly the T/C people being assimilated". Because, he said, the Greek Cypriot side keeps saying that together with Greece they represent Hellenism in this region.
He spoke of mistakes Greece has made recently in the islands, claiming that it is violating international law, "but all this is very well recognized (watched) by the Turkish Republic."
Ersin Tatar believes that the new geopolitical circumstances and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean region have made his new policy on the Cyprus problem "permanent. I don't think there can be a step back from it."
On the fire Ersin Tatar noted that along with the helicopters, Turkey sent two additional firefighting planes today. He thanked all those in the occupied territories who are contributing to the extinguishing effort and said that this morning when he chaired the meeting of the crisis committee that has been set up, the Turkish President was connected with them by telephone, was informed about the situation and conveyed his support and best wishes for the best.
He spoke about the economic difficulties they are facing due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, saying that the support they have from Turkey is very important and wished that all this would soon be behind them.
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