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7 July, 2017President Mustafa Akıncı has stated that the proposals presented by the Greek Cypriot side are not new and will not themselves lead to a solution.
Akıncı evaluated the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ return to Switzerland as a positive development but he said that the visit should not be treated as a charm offensive.
President Akıncı compared the Greek Cypriot side, which leaked information to the press before offering their proposal yesterday, to the Turkish Cypriot side, which did not leak any documents.
He was answering journalists’ questions following the eighth day meeting of the Conference on Cyprus.
Pointing to the importance of today’s meeting, Akıncı explained that the UN Secretary-General will come to Crans-Montana for the second time. Akıncı said, “We are pleased with his visit, as you know. There was a framework that he revealed at his first arrival. It is understood that there will be intensive work to bring about the continuation of the framework tomorrow. There will be bilateral, five-party and separate meetings”.
“Tomorrow must be a decisive day for Cyprus. We are hoping that Thursday will be an intense and productive day for all people in Cyprus,” Akıncı said.
President Akıncı reiterated that the proposal from the Greek Cypriot side would not bring about a solution, as there was nothing new in it.
Meanwhile, President Mustafa Akıncı met with the Minister of State for Europe and America for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Alan Duncan. Negotiator Özdil Nami and the negotiating delegation accompanied President Akıncı at the meeting. Jonathan Allen, the Director of National Security at the Foreign Office was also present at the meeting.