Burcu to the Greek Cypriot side: “Try to understand Turkish Cypriot people, stop distorting the truth”

The Presidential Spokespeson Barış Burcu called upon the Greek Cypriot authorities to try to understand the feelings and the reaction of the Turkish Cypriot people and to stop distorting the truth.

In his statement yesterday, Burcu accused Greek Cypriot authorities of continuing to issue insubstantial and false statements, instead of addressing the damaging situation caused by the Greek Cypriot House of Representative’s decision to celebrate the Enosis plebiscite at schools.

Barış Burcu also said that those who tried to sabotage the negotiation process by pursuing a far-right party such as ELAM and those who have played a role in taking the Enosis decision were trying to blame the Turkish Cypriots for the current crisis in the talks instead of correcting their mistakes and rectifying the situation.

Burcu also referred to the latest remarks made by the Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasulidis, who accused President Akıncı of deliberately stalling the negotiation process and of abandoning the negotiating table to attend the upcoming Economic Cooperation Organisation’s summit in Pakistan.

“President Akıncı’s visit to Pakistan was known by both the UN and the Greek Cypriot leader when planning February’s meetings. There weren’t any meetings scheduled for March” Burcu stated.

Burcu also said that it was not clear why even the most foresighted politicians, such as the Greek Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasulides, had adopted an attitude which disregarded the facts and took advantage of the current situation.