Çavuşoğlu: “Greek Cypriot parliament’s Enosis decision is unacceptable for Turkey and Turkish Cypriots”
17 February, 2017Akıncı: “Greek Cypriot leader did not respect our sensitivities, and slammed the door hard”
17 February, 2017Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün stated that Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades’ attitude during the leaders’ meeting yesterday demonstrated a complete disregard for all the international powers who contributed to the negotiation process in the past 20 months.
In his written statement, Özgürgün noted however that Anastasiades’ leaving the table was not a surprise, especially in light of the Greek Cypriot attitude during and after the negotiations in Mont Pelerin.
Özgürgün continued that that the leaders’ meeting was overshadowed from the outset by the negativity caused by the Greek Cypriot side’s decision to mark the Enosis plebiscite at schools, although Anastasiades’ leaving the table shocked many people, including the UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide.
Özgürgün stressed that Anastasiades’ attitude proved once again that the Greek Cypriot side’s mentality, which does not see the Turkish Cypriots as their equal partners, has not changed.