Özgürgün: “Greek Cypriot side moves further away from finding a solution day by day”

Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün has stated that the Greek Cypriot side is moving further away from finding a solution day by day.

Özgürgün spoke after his meeting with President Mustafa Akıncı in the Presidency, during which they  evaluated the latest developments in the negotiation process.

Following the meeting, Özgürgün said that the Turkish Cypriot side has always taken an active role towards finding a comprehensive and permanent solution.

Emphasizing that the negotiations will continue until the end of May, Özgürgün said “Once more, we have confirmed with President Akıncı that the Greek Cypriot side is gradually moving away from finding a solution. The Greek Cypriot side should know very well that the Turkish Cypriot side is not desperate in case an agreement cannot be reached in the island. We are not in the position of being a province of Cyprus. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus exists, and will continue along its path of developing and strengthening itself”.

Mentioning that he will support President Mustafa Akıncı in the negotiation process, which will continue until the end of May, Özgürgün said “I hope that the Greek Cypriot side will return to the Geneva talks by the end of May, start where they left off and that a final result is reached in Geneva”.