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4 July, 2017
President Mustafa Akıncı said, “We are trying to do our best for future generations, that’s why we are focused on our responsibilities. We are here to take the Turkish Cypriot people and our island to a better future in peace. I hope our determination to finding a solution is not unreciprocated”.
Akıncı, who is in Crans-Montana for the Cyprus conference, made a written statement yesterday.
In his statement, Akıncı said, “On 28 June 2017, two parallel groups began to work in Crans-Montana. We want this Cyprus Conference to be the final conference. That’s why we did not approve the proposal of the Greek Cypriot side to transfer some issues to the technical committees”. Akıncı also added that the decision to discuss important issues together as a package and solve them was made last Friday with the participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “Within this framework, we are continuing to work on our initiatives with our political parties, the Turkish Foreign Minister and his colleagues to reach an agreement based on bi-zonality, bi-communality and political equality of both sides” President Akıncı said.
Furthermore, Akıncı stressed the importance of this week and said that it will be of vital importance for Cyprus and the region.
As part of the preparatory work for the Cyprus conference, Akıncı met with Deputy Prime Minister and DP Leader Serdar Denktaş, Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu, political party leaders and deputies yesterday. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, CTP Leader Tufan Erhürman, TDP Leader Cemal Özyiğit, Deputies Armağan Candan and Zeki Çeler and Oğuzhan Hasipoğlu from the UBP also participated in the meeting.