He claimed that the Y/C continue their unilateral initiatives and armament activities that increase tension in the region and the Eastern Mediterranean, and at the same time make statements that the solution they are trying to impose in Cyprus must be accepted by `Tdvk' and Turkey.
He spoke of threats and erash statements, as he described them, which cannot be accepted by the TCs, adding again that it is not possible to reach an agreement on a federal basis.
He said that the talks collapsed due to the negative attitude of the Greek Cypriot side , he said, and the non-acceptance of the Turkish Cypriot side as a politically equal party.
Tatar said that especially the referendum on the Annan Plan and the events in Crans-Montana showed once again that a solution based on a federal basis is not possible.
He added that for the first time the Turkish side's proposal for a solution based on two separate, sovereign and equal states was put on the table at the Geneva talks, in his words, with the support of the Republic of Turkey, "the largest and most powerful country in the region", for the benefit of Cyprus and the region.
"We are determined and we will not step back," he said. He recalled that the Turkish Foreign Minister said Turkey would continue to protect the rights and interests of `Tdvk' and called on the Cyprus talks "to consider the proposal for a two-state solution in accordance with the realities and within the new changing circumstances.
"My appeal to the Greek Cypriot side is to end efforts that create tension and respond positively to our calls for dialogue," Tatar said."
Source: CNA
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