Akıncı: “Negotiation process is a process with ups and downs”
27 May, 2016Akıncı: “I do not accept any other condition except the framework of 11th February 2014 Joint Statement”
30 May, 2016President Mustafa Akıncı stated that the Greek Cypriot side’s reaction to his meeting with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in İstanbul was excessive and unmeasured.
President Akıncı added “I hope they review their position again. Abandonment of the negotiation table is absolutely unacceptable.”
In his interview with Ahmed Mansour from Al Jazeera, President Akıncı evaluated the negotiation process, the latest developments in the process and the referendum target.
President Akıncı said, “It should be known very well that the Turkish Cypriots cannot be confined to the buffer zone in Nicosia. Our talks with the UN officials cannot be confined to the buffer zone only.”
Reminding that they met with Secretary- General Ban Ki-Moon in New York and Davos previously, President Akıncı said, “In our meeting with the Secretary-General in Istanbul, we discussed what can be done to find a solution to the Cyprus problem up to the end of this year.”
Upon a question whether there is a possibility for the Greek Cypriot side to have left the negotiation table, Akıncı said, “The Cyprus problem can only be solved by mutual understanding and political determination. Both sides and also the region will gain profit from a solution and the solution is only possible through dialogue.
Indicating that primarily they want political equality, President Akıncı said that the Turkish Cypriot people want to live in security as a free society without being under threat of another society.