While Ersin Tatar reiterates his well-known position on the solution of the Cyprus problem, former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci states that "Turkey should immediately return to realistic policies in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus, which have become even more important in the emerging new context."
According to the Press and Information Office (PIO), the newspaper "Gounes" writes that Mr. Tatar, referring to recent statements by the President of the Republic, claimed "that the aim of the Greek Cypriot side is to turn Cyprus into a Greek island, to end Turkey's right as a guarantor power in Cyprus."
Mr. Tatar also mentioned that "every people has the right to determine its future. We aim to promote rapprochement for two separate states that can live side by side. Since my election to the presidency, with the full support of the Republic of Turkey, we have shared this policy with the whole world."
Akinci's intervention
According to the GMP and Kibris Postasi, Mr. Akinci recalled the previous doctrine in foreign policy of "win-win" and added that "instead of zero problems with the strategic mistakes made later, there is no neighboring country that has no problem with Turkey."
Hailing Turkey's normalization of relations with a number of states and its mediating role in the Ukrainian issue, Akinci added the following: "Turkish foreign policy should return to realistic policies as soon as possible in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus, which have become even more important in the emerging new context. It should contribute to reopening the path to a solution within the UN parameters, leaving aside policies that are clearly not supported by the international community. Such an orientation would be in the real interest not only of Turkish Cypriots, but also of Turkey."
Source: CNA
Contents of this article including associated images are belongs Cyprus Times
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Cyprus Times
Source
