The Turkish Foreign Ministry expressed its support for Ersin Tatar's letter to the UN Secretary General "for cooperation on the basis of sovereign equality and equal international status with the Greek side".
In a statement last night, following the T/C leader's statements on the proposals for cooperation in four areas, the Turkish Foreign Ministry argues that the implementation of these proposals will contribute to peace and stability in the eastern Mediterranean.
"At the same time, it will allow the establishment of cooperation between the two states on the island and will contribute decisively to the formation of common ground for the solution of the Cyprus problem," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
Support for Tatar's proposals was also expressed in writing today by "Prime Minister", Unal Ustel[/B], saying that they expect a positive response from the Greek Cypriot side and all interested parties.
"We believe that the proposals for cooperation in 4 areas which are strongly supported by our motherland, the Republic of Turkey, which show our willingness to cooperate with our E/C counterparts on the basis of equality, will contribute to peace, stability and prosperity on the island and in our region."
Mr Tatar's proposals are mentioned in only two front pages of today's Tartar newspapers, Vatan and Kipris. Vatan has a lead story on the statements made by the T/C leader about their content, while Kipris has a front page report highlighting that they are proposals for cooperation between "two states."
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