Akıncı and Erhürman to deliver the opening speech of the panel entitled “International Gas Trade and its Necessities” at the 9th Bosphorus Summit
26 November, 2018Erhürman meets with Turkish Cypriots living in Istanbul
27 November, 2018Stating that the two communities that share the island are face to face with a great historical responsibility towards future generations, as well as the whole region and the world, President Akıncı stressed that the natural resources belonging to the two communities should be used in such a way as to increase the welfare of these two communities.
President Mustafa Akıncı made a speech at the 9th Bosphorus Summit entitled “Sustaining Peace and Development for All” organized by the International Cooperation Platform in Istanbul.
Stating that the words “peace” and “development” which constitute the basic framework of this year’s summit, defined two vital needs for the world, Akıncı said: “People, communities and countries no doubt want to live a safe and prosperous life. Unfortunately, most regions of the world’s geography and most of the world’s population do not have this chance”.
According to the report published by the Integrated Regional Information Networks at the beginning of 2018, Akıncı said that war conditions prevailed in more than 40 regions of the world and the number of people affected by hot conflicts has doubled over the past decade.
Pointing to the fact that recent hydrocarbon resources which have been discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean region must be used and considered wisely so that this will be an opportunity for establishing the peace-development relationship both in Cyprus and in the region, Akıncı said : “Everyone will benefit from a vision that foresees the joint use of the natural resources and thus an economic cooperation environment in which no one will lose may be created and then this economic partnership may turn into the key for peace in the region.”
Akıncı stated that the Greek Cypriot leadership has to give up the wrong attitude they have followed up to now and said: “The Greek Cypriot Leadership must abandon the understanding of usurping common wealth with unilateral initiatives”