President Mustafa Akıncı has stated that it is not possible to accept Greek Cypriot leadership’s new stance on the negotiation process, which proposes to discuss the security and guarantees and territorial issues first, before handling the other four chapters.
In his written statement, President Akıncı evaluated the attitude of the Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades. Stating that Anastasiades’ stance contradicts all agreements and is not well intentioned nor solution-oriented, Akıncı said, “It is impossible to reach a positive result with these prerequisites, which are repeated every day by the Greek Cypriot leader and the spokesperson.”
Akinci issued a reminder that there are six chapters in the negotiations and added that it was agreed that the leaders should discuss all issues interrelatedly. He added that if a conclusion to the talks is desired, at the current stage, it is necessary to focus on the whole picture with a holistic approach.