Burcu: “Political equality is one of the basic principles of the settlement”

Presidential Spokesperson Barış Burcu stated that the political equality of the Turkish Cypriot people is one of the basic principles of the settlement, along with freedom and security.

Burcu made it clear that an agreement that does not enshrine the political equality, freedom and security of the Turkish Cypriot people would never be signed.

Stating that the political equality of the Turkish Cypriot people is not an issue open to debate, and that the rotating presidency, as well as the effective participation in the decision making process are indispensable for the Turkish Cypriots, Burcu said that the Greek Cypriot people need to be prepared to face the realities regarding these issues.

In the statement, Barış Burcu observed with sadness that, rather than preparing the Greek Cypriot community for a federal solution, whereby Turkish Cypriots will have political equality and effective participation in  decision-making process, the continued behaviour of some parties suggest they are doing the opposite. “It is clear that such attitudes do not contribute towards the efforts of a federal solution based on the equality of the two constituent states,” he added.

Reiterating  that President Akıncı has made clear that he would not sign and put to referenda a document that did not include these elements,  Spokesman Burcu said: “We would like to emphasise once again that we will never sign a document that does not include the political equality, freedom and security of the Turkish Cypriot people.”