President Mustafa Akıncı: “It is possible to change Cyprus’ destiny”

President Mustafa Akıncı stated that “it is possible to change Cyprus’ destiny, which has remained the same for years, and to create a new Cyprus.” Akıncı stressed that “the Cyprus issue has always been considered as critical but this time I think that it is really critical”.

Yesterday morning, the General Council of the TRNC Assembly held an extraordinary meeting on the Cyprus issue, in which President Mustafa Akıncı participated. The meeting lasted about four and a half hours. Akıncı said of the meeting that “Everybody stated their opinions, not as competitors but as participants.”

Akıncı outlined that after leaving the Assembly, he would continue to work and meet with the negotiation teams in the afternoon. He will also meet the Greek Cypriot Leader today as part of the negotiations. “We are going to work together in order to evaluate this intensive process in the best way possible” Akıncı stated.

The Speaker of the Assembly Sibel Siber said that yesterday’s meeting was not open to the press due to the confidential nature of the negotiations.