President Tatar participates as guest of honour in the “Conference on Energy Investments and Cooperation in Kyrgyzstan”
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7 December, 2023President Ersin Tatar has met with the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov at the Presidency in Bishkek on Monday (04/12/2023).
The private meeting between President Tatar and President Japarov continued with the participation of the delegations from the two sides. Evaluating the meeting, President Tatar said that they had discussed the Cyprus issue, the inhumane isolation and injustices faced by the Turkish Cypriot People, the two State policy as a basis for a settlement in the Island of Cyprus, and the work carried out under the Organisation of Turkic States to which the TRNC was accepted as an observer member in November 2022.
The President evaluated his contacts following the meeting with his counterpart.
Stating that they had also discussed developing economic and social relations between the TRNC and Kyrgyzstan, President Tatar said: “We discussed the increase of tourism and students between the two countries, which is quite possible because of the convenience of transportation” and noted that the issue of direct flights was also discussed during the meeting.
Saying “I place great importance to holding meetings with other leaders of the world, to conveying the views of the Turkish Cypriot People and the injustices we are facing, the need to end the inhumane isolation on our country that prevents direct trade and direct flights, despite the promises made by many international actors following the rejection of the UN Comprehensive Settlement [Annan] Plan by the Greek Cypriot Side in the separately held simultaneous referenda in April 2004”, President Tatar stated that he had explained to President Japarov that the Greek Cypriot Side is unwilling to share power and prosperity with the Turkish Cypriot Side and that the Turkish Cypriot Side have the same equal inherent rights as the Greek Cypriot Side.