Çavuşoğlu: “Security of the Turkish Cypriots has a critical importance for Turkey”
29 February, 2016Taçoy: “Greek Cypriot side intends to trap Turkish Cypriots and Turkey”
1 March, 2016Responding to the questions of Milliyet newspaper regarding the Cyprus negotiations and the TRNC, the 3rd President Derviş Eroğlu emphasized that “full and effective guarantee of Turkey and its intervention right when required cannot be compromised.”
Eroğlu stressed that, every mistake to be made is important but taking a step back from the full and effective guarantee of Turkey will be a suicide for the Turkish Cypriot people.
Eroğlu replied to the question regarding the statements of the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades as follows:
“According to me Anastasiades’ comments are not well intentioned. His statements do not reflect the realities in Cyprus and are not towards a future full of security, welfare and peace. Anastasiades gets his own way about hydrocarbon resources, he is developing new relations, improving these relations and making agreements, but there is no one to show any reaction. He does not accept the rotating presidency. He wants to get what he wants related to the property and the territory issues by taking benefit of our side’s not being able to establish a good team. He tries to disrupt the bi-zonality but there is no one to stop him. I think Anastasiades is very successful in protecting the rights of his own people without thinking of us. “