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13 December, 2016Çavuşoğlu: “We have not made any concessions on the issues of security and guarantees”
13 December, 2016Presidential Spokesperson Barış Burcu stated that the new phase of negotiations, which will start with the meeting of President Mustafa Akıncı and Greek Cypriot Leader Nikos Anastasiades in Geneva on 9 January, will lead to the Cyprus Conference with the participation of the representatives of the three guarantor countries – Turkey, Greece and the UK – on 12 January.
However, Burcu warned that “Any explanation or publication about the formation and participation of the Cyprus Conference is unrealistic and speculative.”
In his statement, Presidential Spokesperson Burcu noted that speculative reports, citing Greek Cypriot officials, were being published and circulated in the Greek Cypriot media regarding the formation and participation of the Cyprus Conference.
Burcu said, “As we stated several times before, the formation and type of participation at the Cyprus Conference was agreed by all parties, with the support of the United Nations (UN), on 1 December 2016. The content of this agreement was announced to the public by the UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide, on behalf of the two leaders.”
The congregation of the five parties, which are directly involved in the solution of the Cyprus problem and the security and guarantees issues, will be sufficient for the formation and the beginning of the Cyprus Conference. Other relevant parties can be invited to the conference as needed and if approved by all parties. Any explanation or statement about the formation and participation of the Cyprus Conference, apart from this agreement, is unrealistic and without merit.”