In his speech President Mustafa Akıncı said that allegations about making 25,000 people TRNC citizens is out of the question.

In his statement following the meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades in the buffer zone, President Mustafa Akıncı answered the claims concerning making 25,000 people TRNC citizens.

Akıncı also said: “Making 25,000 people citizens is out of the question. Such a thing is not on our agenda. This kind of approach may give harm to the negotiations.”

Indicating that they are considering the figures supplied from the Interior Ministry about citizenship at the negotiation table, Akıncı said “We did not take a step back from any position and we do not have such an intention because we want a solution.”