Hadjigeorgiou: “I respect Akıncı more than Anastasiadis”
1 July, 2015Negotiators intensify their meetings
2 July, 2015President Mustafa Akıncı met with President of European Council Donald Tusk. Within the framework of his contacts in Brussels, Akıncı met with Tusk at the European Union building.
Contribution of a comprehensive solution to be reached in Cyprus was discussed during the meeting. It was also stressed that if relation of the Turkish Cypriot side with the European Union develops, it will make contribution to solution process, relations should be developed in all fields for Turkish Cypriots’ being ready for taking place within the European Union.
Within the framework of his Brussels contacts, Akıncı also met with European Conservatives and Reformists Group; Chair; Syed Kamall, Greens Group Co-Chairman Rebecca Harms, a political Group in the EP, Luxemburg MP Frank Engel and Chairman of European Economy and Social Committee Henri Malosse yesterday.
It was stated that during meeting with Malosse, advantages of committee’s developing relations with the Turkish Cypriot non governmental organisations was discussed.
Furthermore, during meeting with group representatives of the European Parliament, support for solution process and Turkish Cypriots’ taking place observer status in the European Parliament was demanded.