Olgun: “There is a critical change in the Cyprus issue and geopolitical / geostrategic circumstances in the Eastern Mediterranean”
8 April, 2019Reaction from Özersay to Anastasiades: “These are not new views but stale views”
8 April, 2019Presidential Spokesperson Barış Burcu made a statement following the meeting of President Mustafa Akıncı with the UN Secretary General’s Temporary Envoy on Cyprus Jane Holl Lute. Burcu said that they have determined that the Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiades has not yet given up his negative attitude regarding the political equality and active participation in the decisions.
Burcu stated “The Greek Cypriot side does not respect the past consensus and is not ready to accept the frame submitted by Guterres on 30th June. This will also reflect in the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ report to be submitted in the following days. There has been an attempt to create a sense as if there are ‘new views’ and the Greek Cypriot side proposed a rotating Prime Ministry instead of a rotating Presidency. This is not true. The negotiations started on 15 May 2015 and after 15 days, the Greek Cypriot side brought this proposal to the negotiation table. It was discussed but refused. Afterwards, they were also convinced and thus they did not support it and a consensus was produced on the rotating Presidency. Bringing the same issue to the agenda now as if it is a new issue is not a good approach”.