President Mustafa Akıncı said that their aim is to establish high level relations with EU institutions already and continue these relations.

In his statement to press before leaving for Brussels last night, Akıncı said that he would meet with EU officials in Brussels. Expressing that he will hold intensive contacts in Brussels, Akıncı said that public opinion will be informed about his Brussels contacts.

Emphasising the urgency of a solution in Cyprus, Akıncı said that the time for the settlement has arrived and that “no time should be wasted”.

The President also added that the federal state that will be formed will be an EU member state and that as the equal partners of the federal state the Turkish Cypriot community will take its place in the EU.