Özgürgün: “The TRNC and Turkey are fully cooperating to find a solution in Cyprus”

Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün has stated that Turkey is “fully” cooperating with the TRNC towards finding a solution to the Cyprus problem.

Özgürgün also spoke about the next phase of negotiations in the Cyprus talks, which will take place in Geneva. “If no result is reached, both the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey will have something to say and must have a ‘B Plan’.”

After his meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım in Ankara, Özgürgün evaluated the search for a solution in Cyprus, the latest developments in the negotiations and bilateral relations with Turkey to the AA correspondent.

Özgürgün also stated that they had looked at the agenda for the Geneva talks in detail, before adding: “I have very positive impressions. I realized that we are in full agreement on the Cyprus issue, financial and economic policies, investments and other internal issues.”

Özgürgün: “Turkish Cypriots and Turkey will never say yes to a solution other than a bizonal solution based on political equality and the equal status of two founding states, and the continuation of Turkey’s full and effective guarantee. However, the Greeks will also never say yes to what we want. They defend the opposite. They want a unitary state and the return of 50,000 Greeks, as well as another 119,000 to the territory we shall return. The result will be our surrender. Therefore, the Greek Cypriot side should give up such demands.”